Tom Carper actually said...

So oil is dispersed in larger pieces of the oil are dispersed, being much smaller, the microbes have an easier opportunity to glom on and go...

Good. I am going to ask you a couple more questions before my colleagues come back and try to take this mic away from me.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My thanks to both you and Senator Boxer for holding the hearing.

As a member from a coastal State, I understand well the importance of our shorelines to our local and national economies.