"We know that, inside of the -- a preparedness plan that BP put together, that they did not mention hurricanes or tropical storms."
"I am concerned and that's why I'm pressing the Coast Guard and the EPA to make public what their criteria is for use of dispersants, what the dispute may be between Coast Guard and EPA and what inform..."
"We now know in retrospect that when BP in the first week was saying that the spill was only 1,000 per day that they had an internal document in the first week that said it was 1,000 to 14,000 barrels ..."
"But I think it's important for the American people to know that BP has such a document because that will help us to ensure that we keep the pressure on BP and that we're also properly prepared."
"Yes, they were not preparing for a worst case scenario. They didn't have the boom. They didn't have the skimmers. They didn't put in place the protective equipment for the health of the workers who wo..."
"They thought a rig couldn't sink, and as a result they never had to put in place the response."
"I guess he must have felt that it was time for him to go and to go for a nice sail on an ocean that BP has yet to despoil."
"And that's why we have to stay on them every single day until the well is plugged and everyone, including the people in the Gulf and the ocean, are made whole."
"It took weeks of arm-twisting to get them to release the video of the leak to lawmakers."
"Our bill aims to require several things, that beginning with the largest firms that control access and entry onto the Internet, they, at minimum, make a good-faith effort at accessibility."
"The goal is very clear: to ensure that Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to access and use communications services and infrastructure just like the rest of us."
"Too many of the applications transmitted over the existing devices and facilities are inaccessible to people with disabilities."