If we don't make some serious changes and a sense of urgency does not take hold here, we will lose this war, and it will be his fault.
Billy Nungesser: “If we don't make some serious changes and a sense of urgency does not take hold here, we will lose this war, and it will…”
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Nungesser expresses disappointment in the Vice President's visit and emphasizes the need for urgent action regarding the oil spill.
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They have no plan; the Coast Guard nor BP has a plan. There's nobody cleaning up the marsh.
No. There's been a lot of excuses. Early on, the oyster beds, for instance, it's a three or four-year process. They came in and said, 'OK, we're going to make it right; we're going to pay you for four years.' Then they turned around and…
If they would have worked 24-7 on the cleanup, we would have seen most of the area cleaned up and bank stabilization in place. We're losing land every day because of the lack of the response.
They have no plan. The Coast Guard nor BP has a plan. There's nobody cleaning up the marsh. I want to see a plan. If you're not going to have a plan, get the hell out of the way and let us go do it ourselves.





