"I quite frankly didn't understand this."
"I can tell you the way that currents run off the mid-Atlantic, the way the wind blows, any oil spill will affect the Chesapeake Bay."
"When will that information be made available, do you know?"
"I find it somewhat offensive to the Chesapeake Bay and the State I represent for us to be considered less worthy for protection than the West Coast of the United States or the north Atlantic."
"A spill in lease sale site 220, if we had a spill there, is very likely it would affect the Maryland coastline."
"I think as Mr. Smith said, changing the definition is one I think we all would agree needs to be done."
"there has to be a transparent process for declassifying that information if it is going to be made available to the public."
"Is there a difference here in regard to those who sign a non-disclosure agreement with the Government and those individuals who do not sign a non- disclosure?"
"I want to follow up on Senator Kyl's point because I agree with him."
"I think the answer is no, but where do you draw the line?"
"greater transparency is critical."