Bill Nelson actually said...

"Take, for example, in the early part of the spill, BP said that they were losing some minimal amount of oil 5,000 feet below the surface."

"In the lessons learned from the Gulf oil spill, as applied to the Houston ship channel you just named--"

"How did you get a unity of effort with BP petroleum when they had so much at interest that was contrary to your interests leading the effort?"

"Do you, looking back, believe that you had the military chain of command so that an order could be given and it would be carried out by all parties?"