"Oil and gas development that comes at the expense of American lives is not oil and gas drilling that I or anyone on this committee can support."
"The subcommittee will come to order."
"Can you assure me that BP is ready to respond to an accident of similar proportions at a refinery like in Washington State?"
"Because one of the things that we know is that if no one is calling up and saying, 'We have a culture of safety. You need to follow it. We are very concerned that these violations have taken place. Fi..."
"But you can't give us a specific timeline to do that?"
"I feel on behalf of those who have been injured in your company, it would be a far better position to say I am going to change this culture rather than to come and tell us all is well."
"I would hope that you would agree that unless workers feel 100 percent safe in coming forward about their concerns about safety, that change can't and won't be fully effective and the culture doesn't ..."
"Would you give me your commitment today to work with me and Senator Isakson, this committee, and this Administration in leading fundamental and really lasting change in BP's own and in the oil and gas..."
"Well, does it bother you that you know that people were cutting corners and overruling tests and denying the use of proper equipment?"
"Is there a particular advantage to not completing a safety case for each of your worldwide worksites?"
"Does BP or the industry really think that tents are safer in blast zones than trailers are?"