Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Isn't the issue that we have lack of protocols or standards in place to evaluate technology?"

"What's at stake for the country and for the Gulf Region and for the people who live there and have to work there is losing their livelihoods and we are not helping them in a way that they deserve, in ..."

"The use of chemical dispersants is a prime example of an area in which NOAA's involvement has been tragically lacking."

"Which is very different technology and focus than saying let's look at single-hull tankers or let's look at vessels that have now, because they're carrying so much cargo, become larger carriers of fue..."