Tom Carper actually said...

We appreciate very much your appearance before our Subcommittee today.

I strongly believe that the taxpayers of America should not be stuck with the bill for the tragedy in the Gulf.

If for some reason the costs just get to be a point where they cannot or will not, I think the trust fund is threatened.

They were appointed by Admiral Allen, and this team has been working hard to oversee BP's claims process on behalf of the Federal Government...