I am pleased that the President has called for the creation of an independent panel along the lines of the Three Mile Island Commission.

It was clear to me, people in this horrible tragedy, that never should have happened, were working as well as they could together.

The American people first want to know how and when the disaster will end.

Mr. President, this amendment assures the Nation's monetary policy has a connection to Main Street and not just Wall Street. As the president of the Grand Rapids State Bank in Grand Rapids, MN said to me recently: All Senators should be…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Merkley for his leadership on this issue. I was proud to work with him on this issue. I thank Chairman Dodd as well for advancing this amendment, for the work he has done in this area. I also want to mention…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague, Senator Hutchison, for her great leadership on this issue. We have worked together from the beginning on this amendment, and you can see there is support for this amendment from the Lone Star State to…

Mr. President, can I just commend Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby for setting this tone. There was an article this weekend about how we are working together on a major piece of legislation. As my colleagues can see from the amendment…

How do you compensate the American people for lost tourism, lost tax revenue, lost fishing trips, lost endangered species, wildlife, critical habitat?

You are committed to paying for this.

Thank you very much, Chairman Boxer.

The scope of this disaster is staggering. But for 11 families, the lost cannot be quantified.