Robert Menendez actually said...

"I want to commend Chairman Bingaman and Senator Murkowski for introducing the bill."

"Right now, between regulators and big oil, what prohibits an inspector from signing off BP's exploratory plan today and accepting a job with BP tomorrow? Nothing."

"Isn't this something we should be looking at? Isn't this the very essence of what we want to change at MMS?"

"Now, what would happen if that was still the law?"