Barack Obama actually said...

I made a commitment in my visits here that I was going to stand with you not just until the well was closed, and not just until the oil was ...

I wanted to come here personally and express my gratitude to you for the effort you've waged in response to the BP oil spill.

I also want to point out that as a result of the cleanup effort, beaches all along the Gulf Coast are clean, safe, and open for business.

My job is to make sure that we live up to this responsibility: that we keep up our efforts until the environment is cleaned up, polluters ar...