Steve Scalise

I am asking for the Justice Department to get involved.

I more share the concerns of another part of the Obama administration, in Treasury, where they said the Justice Department ought to be involved.

There has to be transparency in what is going on here.

I disagree with the comment you made earlier, that a lot of these are redundant questions that are being asked.

Mr. Chairman, I have some questions that haven't been asked.

People need to be held accountable. Because political decisions were being made in your department.

They are just concerned about the timing, the politics. 'Wait until after the election.' This is disgusting.

I think it is wrong, and I think it is going to come out that you did violate the law in that regard.

You cannot subrogate the taxpayer, meaning you can't put the taxpayer in the back of the line.

We have to use all the things we have, including wind and solar.

I strongly support an all-of-the-above energy policy.

After restructuring, no.

Yes or no, Mr. Secretary? Does the taxpayer have first dibs...

Does the taxpayer have first dibs on the $535 million----

I will continue to work with you because there are a few specific shrimp processors who I know have filed formal--not a complaint--they filed formal paperwork with the GCCF and haven't gotten any answer yet.

The complaints that we are getting still seem to be some coming from, for example, some shrimpers that have processing facilities, some that just brought on more people right in advance of the Macondo Well explosion and have since had some…

We filed legislation just a few weeks ago that would dedicate at least 80 percent of the fines BP will have to pay under Clean Water Act to allow us to restore specific environmental and economic damage.

Thanks. A few months ago I had asked you for some detailed information broken down in metrics on claims paid out, as well as claims rejected.

I appreciate the courtesy of the Committee to allow me to participate.

Are there daily traffic reports submitted from each claims office?

You wonder why the price of gas has more than doubled at the pump since Barack Obama has been president, it's because of his failed policies.

It kills jobs in this country.

The President said you went too far.

It has cost a lot of businesses, what we are seeing over and over from businesses in my district and other districts.

Mr. Chairman, I do have a point of information, because I did ask, and I got an answer from the head of the loan program...