Tom Carper actually said...

"So when people ask me saying, what happened to all this oil, this huge amount of oil that came out of the bottom of the Gulf, and now it seems to be going away, some of it has evaporated?"

"I understand the EPA has been researching the effects of dispersants in a subsurface environment."

"Thank you for all your responses and your testimony here."

"Second question, what steps can the Federal Government take to ensure that the next generation of dispersants in the Gulf are greener and maybe even more environmentally friendly than the ones we are ..."