Bob Graham: “We've got to see this as a global threat.”

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…

The fact that we are approaching this limit underscores the need for Congress to act on this issue.

No taxpayer should ever be on the hook.

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.