Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Isn't one reason why we need the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is that we don't always know who's responsible for the spill, and so, you want somebody cleaning up the spill even before you determine ..."

"Do you think that there should be some sort 'three strikes, you're out' kind of clause, as it relates to companies doing business?"

"If that's the case, that it is this legal gray area, wouldn't it take years to resolve through the court system?"

"I'm definitely going to be drafting legislation in this regard, because I think it's clear that things as critical as blowout preventers that don't have third-party validators basically saying that th..."