Bob Graham: “Restoration of the Gulf of Mexico can't wait”

This tragedy will be compounded if we learn nothing about the opportunities that are available to us.

If we could get a significant percentage of our vehicles off petroleum and onto electricity or other alternatives, that would have a dramatic impact.

Our hope is that Congress would take the steps necessary to continue funding any remaining clean-up activities and ensure that victims are compensated even if the payout limit is reached.

We believe very strongly that this goal should be, as Senator Alexander has said in other areas, to assure the American people that the way in which we are conducting this enterprise has the highest standards of safety of any place in the…