It's regrettable. I mean, someone is obviously making decisions that aren't in the best interests of fulfilling, I think, an urgent need here.
Well, at one point prior to our last hearing there was an article in the paper that somebody from NOAA was even dismissing the idea that we ...
The Coast Guard should be making that decision, in the final analysis, based on what's in the best interest of the Nation.
It is remarkable that in 20 years since Exxon Valdez that we have not been able to put certain technologies or carry out testing of chemical...
I just don't sense an element of urgency in this process.
So it's really shocking to think that, in the last 20 years, we haven't developed either the methods or the technology as part of a continge...
It is a terrible oversight that we wouldn't have had all this tested in the interim in response to the plan.
Yes, I understand your frustration. We've heard from others in that regard, and it's unfortunate that there hasn't been, as I said earlier, ...
Well, it was a huge issue at the time: trying to determine the true flow rate. That could have made a huge difference in our response, could...
This really is a crisis of epic proportion for this country. So what's at stake is the public interest now.
the corporate interests are not necessarily the public's interest.