"It has cost up to 12,000 jobs that our economy has lost because of that action."
"So you just take their word for it if they say it won't have $100 million impact?"
"Well, and I appreciate that they're going to take the administration at their word, but it's not our job to take the administration at their word when there are real documents that are out there that ..."
"Well, that's at the heart of the question. Because when the 30-day report came out by the president's scientific experts, the report's final conclusion led people to believe that it was the scientists..."
"I want to see is the administration come clean. Because Anderson, the administration has acknowledged over 12,000 people have lost their jobs due to this moratorium."
"Well, no, and in fact the inspector general's report confirms that the decision to impose this drilling moratorium was based on manipulated data by the administration."
"We don't have right now a real commitment on Category 5 flood protection."
"I share the sentiments of Senator Landrieu that at least 80 percent of the disaster penalties be dedicated to coastal restoration efforts."
"The spill is in his backyard, and he arrived armed with a powerful picture: a brown pelican."
"I still, to this day -- for over a month now, I have not seen a sense of urgency from BP or the federal government in the fact that you need a change -- chain of command where decisions can get made q..."
"I mean, look, Anderson, one of the big frustrations is, our local leaders seem to be the only ones who were coming up with ideas to protect our marsh from the oil."