Mary L. Landrieu submitted a prepared statement for the record.
09/30/2009
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As the responsible party, BP must be held accountable, and the Federal Government should ensure that BP upholds its financial obligations.
But we need the oil that comes from offshore to keep this economy moving.
We need to plan for the long-term impacts this accident will have on the Gulf Coast.
This oil spill could become our Nation's worst environmental disaster in decades.