"I see. And your employees, to the extent that they are available, are testifying before those government investigative----"
"Thank you very much."
"So, you have visited with him from time to time about what his reports are revealing so far."
"OK. And you have not received interim reports."
"Well, I'm asking you to check on that and get back on the record."
"The blowout preventer is supposed to kick in suddenly if something goes wrong."
"It's unfortunate that you weren't able to talk more about the history of a number of these things that had gone on."
"Can you think of any reason why, in this instance, that the oil would not come to the surface and cause this plume or mist of particles that NOAA testified about?"
"So, it may be, Mr. Chairman, there's just something down there with the blowout preventer that's preventing it from, even today, kicking in."
"Well, it's amazing to me that, as explosive as an oil rig might be, that something like this could happen, and the signal not be sent."
"The elections are supposed to take place in January--early January. There's talk of December."
"Salva Kiir--was elected by the people of the South, with 93 percent of the vote."