"So are tents currently used in any blast zones at any BP facility in the United States?"
"Are you going to say, 'Whew, I made it through the hearing,' or are you going to go back and tell them that there are serious concerns?"
"As I said, Royal Dutch Shell develops safety cases for all of its offshore installations, regardless of statutory requirements."
"But you can't give us a definite timeline for when these--I mean, last November, 270 violations as I just described to you."
"Can you assure me today that fundamental changes are being made at Cherry Point to address those violations?"
"I am seeing a disturbingly high number of press reports that suggest that BP workers are afraid of speaking out about safety concerns for fear of being fired."
"I was not happy when previously BP refused to participate in the committee hearing."
"My question to you is does that bother you that that is going on in the company? You are the head of safety."
"Thank you, Senator Harkin, for holding this hearing."
"the taxpayers have been harmed now, significantly, and our work force, our industrial base, and our capabilities."
"In light of that, it is more important than ever that we make sure all of our programs are running as cost-effectively as possible."