Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"But we should not say no, you may not use any dispersant, because, at the time, we were risking that which we've all seen on TV, which is large amounts of oil at the surface, which got by the skimmers..."

"I want the American people to believe that it has scientific independence and integrity. No gag rules. No muzzling. No selectivity of the information."

"We look forward to looking at that legislation and perhaps being joined as an early cosponsor with you."

"there is BP security that is keeping people away from documenting the information."