Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Not only are these statistics startling, they are unacceptable."

"the idea that we are sitting here now almost six years after that, those hearings that you mentioned, still talking about putting in place rules to deal with the last line of defense, the failsafe in ..."

"President Obama's Oil Spill Commission made fundamental commonsense recommendations, including Congressional action on improving safety for rigs."

"I want to work with you and see what we can do to move forward."