Joseph Lieberman actually said...

I fear there's a gap between the tone and the message that you gave us yesterday and what we are reading in the media about what's happening...

You now have my full support for the conduct of these operations and the support of the people in this area.

the Minerals Management Service did not require adequate safety and response measures from the oil companies at deepwater level.

this is now the worst catastrophe of its kind that we have ever faced.