Ken Salazar

We are looking at all of those issues, and at a point in time when we can give assurance to the American people that we can move forward safely, we will make whatever adjustments are appropriate.

I see this incident as being a catalyst for moving forward with a gulf coast restoration program.

The moratorium in place does, in fact, apply to the Alaska wells and to the exploration wells Shell had proposed to put into place.

We're putting a boot on the neck of BP.

It has been recognized that those are simply Band-Aids that will contain some of the oil but probably will not contain all of the oil.

this incident in the Gulf Coast I think is another clarion call as to why we need to move forward in that direction.

The days of them treating the Federal domain as essentially part of a candy store were over.

The so-called dynamic kill of the well is essentially killing the well through the insertion of mud.

There will be a continuing significant effort on our part to capture energy in the ocean that is renewable energy.

We all agree with you that it is a crown jewel of our Nation.

The two Senators of that State who sit with you in this body have that same position.

It is a solemn time in our country as we deal with this incident which the President has directed all of us to work on; not to rest until we get this whole situation under control.

BP is the responsible party. Under the national legal framework, it is that party that has the responsibility to deal with the consequences.

There will be significant reform, some of which we will take on.

No. The answer is no. I don't. I think that there is additional work that should have been done with respect to blowout prevention mechanisms.

I think that, as important as the energy future of the United States is, and as important as the appropriate response to this incident is, we have a responsibility to come up with the best information and the best facts with respect to all…

There is also a collective responsibility here that has to be put right at the feet of BP.

It's important that we get to the bottom of what the root causes were of this tragedy.

The President's effort, by bringing together a national commission that will look at all of the facts and bring all these investigations together, will help us guide the energy future of the United States.

It was precisely because of concerns related to the Arctic area, in the Beaufort and in the Chukchi Seas, that we ended up concluding that we would cancel 5 proposed lease sales.

As a result of this Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, beginning April 20, the date of the explosion, no applications for drilling permits will go forward for any new offshore drilling activity until the Department of Interior…

It should be something that gets done.

It is time to learn from this tragedy.

Receiving input from them, however, does not mean that they are the ones who are crafting the standard or the regulations.

It's going to be important that Congress take up that responsibility.