Despite the best efforts of our Nation's best environmental scientists--some of whom are here today--to help us understand the environmental impacts of this spill, the reality is that we do not know--and we may not know for years to come--the long-term effects of this disaster.
Carper acknowledges uncertainty about the long-term environmental impacts of the spill.
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You and our colleagues have heard me invoke in this room more times than I can count the Golden Rule: Treat other people the way I want to be treated.
We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.
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