Al Franken actually said...

we are very proud of you, Mr. O'Neill, for the work you did on the Exxon Valdez case

When can we expect such an environment to become a reality for people who work for BP?

We are very, very committed. So we have put in place actions to promote that.

An environment in which workers could approach management--it said BP had not established a positive, trusting, and open environment.