Barack Obama actually said...

"Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitio..."

"My administration is committed to working with the people of the Gulf to help them restore the ecosystems that support them."

"And together, we will finish the job."

"In the Gulf, the economy and the environment are locked intrinsically together."