Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"The behavior of this company and its executives could not be more reprehensible."

"The needs of Gulf families, fishermen and business owners must not and will not take a backseat to BP's bottom line."

"We shouldn't start any hearings here without extending our condolences to the families who lost loved ones."

"If I may, you were very generous in permitting this intrusion into the discussion of the bill at hand."