Jeff Merkley actually said...

"The New York Times ran an article on July 12, and it has a number of statements in it based on their review of BP's record."

"Those workers on that Transocean rig were raising concerns, and within BP, we expect workers to raise concerns."

"It translated into retaliation against workers who reported safety problems, and that is a very different type of way to respond to safety than to actually improve safety."

"We have placed safety as the No. 1 priority in BP, and we have put in place actions to learn from the past and to manage risks in the future."