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Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
KNOW YOU HAVE NEVER HAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SUBJECT BEFORE, RIGHT? ON APRIL 20 AT AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED ON THE DEEP WATER HORIZON OFFSHORE...
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| 00:07:26 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
CONTINUING TO GRIP THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS WELL. AS WE EXPECT -- EXAMINE THE RESPONSES TO THIS BILL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT...
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| 00:12:23 |
Snowe, Olympia J. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
IT IS AN ABUNDANT OF FAILURE OF STAGGERING PROPORTIONS. AS THE CHAIRMAN THAT OVERSEES THE COASTGUARD AND NOAA, IS ASTONISHING THAT THE TWO KEY AGENCIES,...
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| 00:18:43 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
I HAVE PUT IT ON MY WEBSITE. BUT IT IS A VIDEO ONLY OF THE LEAKS COMING OUT OF THE RISER, NOT OUT OF THE MAIN WELL HEAD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL...
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| 00:22:10 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
AND YET THESE THINGS CONTINUE TO OCCUR AND CONTINUE TO BE TRAGIC. IF YOU THINK WE NEED TO SHUT DOWN ALL OFFSHORE DRILLING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,...
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| 00:25:45 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
I LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, AND WHILE MUCH OF THE MEDIA ATTENTION HAS MOVED BEYOND THAT, IT IS THE LOSS OF THOSE 11...
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| 00:28:42 |
LeMieux, George - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
RESPONSIBLE TO $60 BILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT. MY COLLEAGUE JUST SHOT TO THE CHART OF THE LOOP CURRENT AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO FLORIDA. IF IT IS TRUE...
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| 00:31:58 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
COAST. I WANT TO FOCUS MY PARTICIPATION ON FIVE QUESTIONS, AND I AMEREN TO OUTLINE THEM HERE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE SOON. WE'RE GOING...
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| 00:35:07 |
Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
SURE THIS TYPE OF OIL SPILL NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN, AND WE ALSO NEED TO CLOSELY SCRUTINIZE THE RESPONSE OF OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES. BP IS RESPONSIBLE PARTY,...
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| 00:37:45 |
Pryor, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
PARTIAL SOLUTION. CLEANING UP THIS MESS WILL BE IN EVEN MORE DAUNTING CHALLENGE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST HEARING, AND I AM SURE IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST....
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| 00:40:29 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
AS SOMEONE FROM ALL LAUGHING, YOU HAVE A THREE REGION WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A STILL OF INCREDIBLE MAGNITUDE BEFORE, SO WE HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT ENTAILS,...
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| 00:43:35 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
BUSY AND ENORMOUSLY INVOLVED IN TRYING TO MANAGE THIS CHALLENGE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT HEARING TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND NOT JUST THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE...
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| 00:51:51 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
NO OF'S ROLE IN RESPONSE TO THE OIL SPILL. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE CRITICAL ROLES AND TO MAXIMIZE OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROTECT...
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| 00:58:17 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
I LIKE TO START WITH A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THIS EVENT AND MOVE INTO THE CURRENT STATUS OF OUR RESPONSE OPERATIONS. THIS OCCURRED ON THE 20TH OF APRIL....
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| 01:02:38 |
Kerry, John F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Massachusetts
PRINCIPLE THING USED IS CORECTSIT. I UNDERSTAND IT IS MORE TOXIC. IS THAT TRUE? >> THE DECISION IS BASED ON THE RESPONSE
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| 01:02:55 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
PLAN AND WHAT HAS BEEN USED. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE RELATIVE TOXICITY. >> IS IT MORE TOXIC THAN OTHER ALTERNATIVES? >> THERE IS QUITE A RANGE. >>...
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| 01:03:34 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
RELATIVE TO DIFFERENT SPECIES. THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED, AND ONCE THEY ARE ON THE LIST, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO BE USED. >> MY QUESTION IS LISTS ARE ONE...
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| 01:07:43 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
HAVE HEARD -- DO NOT THINK MOST AMERICANS HAVE HEARD OF WHAT MS IS AND WHAT IT DOES, AND IT APPEARS TO ME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY ATTENTIVE. THAT COULD...
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| 01:09:04 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
AS IT RELATES TO THE REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES, WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DRILLING APPARATUS, AND THE COAST GUARD INDICATES A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE....
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| 01:11:55 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
APPROVAL. WE SIMPLY PROVIDE COMMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OR AUTHORIZATION IF THERE IS REASON TO BELIEVE MARINE MAMMALS...
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| 01:14:00 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
DONE TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL? >> I THINK BP HAS BEEN RELENTLESS IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT WE HAVE BEEN
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| 01:14:12 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
RELENTLESS IN HIS OVERSIGHT. SOME OF THE THINGS HAVE NOT BEEN FACED BEFORE. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE DISCHARGE AREA. I THINK ONE THING...
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| 01:16:11 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
LED BY THE COAST GUARD, AND THERE HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION ACROSS THE AGENCIES, AND I THINK THE COAST GUARD HAS DONE A SPECTACULAR...
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| 01:21:27 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE OIL DISCHARGE RATE. WHY IS IT NECESSARY FOR HER TO SEND THAT LETTER? WAS BP NOT PROVIDING FULL ACCESS TO THE FOOTAGE? >>...
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| 01:21:51 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A TECHNICAL TEAM TO ESTABLISH WHAT IS GOING ON AND TO TRY TO GET AN ESTIMATE. WE DO NEED SOME ARCHIVAL INFORMATION. WE JUST WANT...
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| 01:23:40 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
MORE OIL THAN IS THE ESTIMATE, AND EFFORTS HAVE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE AND MOBILIZE TO DEAL WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN THAT. THAT...
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| 01:27:09 |
Snowe, Olympia J. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT IS A DIFFERENCE WHEN WE SEE THE VARIATION IN ESTIMATES. 80,000
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| 01:27:17 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
BARRELS A DAY AS OPPOSED TO 5000, AND IT IS NEARLY SEVEN TIMES AS THAT WHICH WAS KILLED DURING THE EXXON VALDEZ ASCRISIS. THE AMBIGUITIES AND WIDE DISCREPANCY...
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| 01:29:09 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
GIVEN THE OPERATING AREA. THAT IS RECONCILED BY AN AREA COMMITTEE SET UP BY AN UNSEEN COORDINATOR, AND THERE IS A RECONCILIATION OF THE RESOURCES TO...
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| 01:33:04 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
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| 01:33:49 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
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| 01:34:04 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
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| 01:37:29 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
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| 01:40:01 |
LeMieux, George - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
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| 01:40:38 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
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| 01:42:21 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
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| 01:45:25 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
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| 01:46:16 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
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| 01:49:43 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
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| 01:50:36 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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| 01:52:46 |
Lubchenco, Jane - Administrator
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| 01:54:21 |
Allen, Thad W. - Commandant
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| 01:55:15 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
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| 01:58:27 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
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| 01:59:04 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:08:00 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 02:13:53 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
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| 02:21:38 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
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| 02:22:05 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:25:20 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 02:27:45 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
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| 02:28:56 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
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| 02:29:20 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:31:20 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 02:33:41 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
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| 02:34:43 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:34:55 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
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| 02:37:45 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 02:41:16 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
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| 02:42:04 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:42:39 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 02:49:21 |
LeMieux, George - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
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| 02:49:42 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:52:47 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
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| 02:54:57 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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| 02:55:49 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 02:58:41 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 02:59:58 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
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| 03:01:01 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 03:04:17 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 03:09:46 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
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| 03:11:15 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 03:14:05 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
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| 03:17:28 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
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| 03:17:41 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 03:18:55 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
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| 03:25:13 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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| 03:25:46 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
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| 03:26:58 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
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| 03:29:29 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2010] >> THIS IS WHAT HOLD THIS -- WHAT WILL HOLD THIS...
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| 03:32:20 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
I BELIEVE THAT THE STANDARD FOR THE REGULATORS IS THAT THE POSITIVE TEST IS EXERTED ON THE CASING, TO SEE IF THIS WILL HOLD. >> HOW WAS THIS DONE? >>...
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| 03:33:58 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
TEST, BEFORE THE WELL EXPLODED. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT IN THE INVESTIGATION. IT TAKES SEVERAL HOURS BETWEEN THOSE THINGS...
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| 03:37:04 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
OF 27 VOTES AND A MINIMUM, THE MANUFACTURERS MINIMUM RECOMMENDED CHARGE OF 18 VOTES. ON THE PRELIMINARY MEASURE, WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDATION,...
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| 03:38:03 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
THE SYSTEM WAS NEVER IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED AND DID NOT. >> WHAT ARE THOSE THREE CRITERIA? >> ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, HYDRAULIC...
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| 03:40:38 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
SEN. WICKER? >> DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE THIS PREVENTED? >> I HAVE HEARD REFERENCE THAT WAS MADE, THE ANECDOTAL REFERENCE THAT...
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| 03:42:16 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THIS IS UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE NUMBER OF THESE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. DO YOU AGREE WITH MR.
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| 03:42:30 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
NEWMAN, THAT IN THIS INSTANCE, SEVERAL THINGS HAD TO GO WRONG, INDEPENDENTLY, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN? >> I DO NOT FEEL THAT I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERTISE ON THE...
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| 03:42:45 |
McKay, Lamar - President and Chairman
TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THAT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. LET ME GO INTO WHAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED IN THE OTHER INSTANCES, WITH THESE OIL SPILLS? IN PARTICULAR,...
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| 03:44:15 |
McCay, Deborah French - Director
THAT THE OIL WOULD NOT COME TO THE SURFACE TO CAUSE THIS AMOUNT OF PARTICLES THAT THEY HAVE TESTIFIED ABOUT? >> THIS HAS BEEN INJECTED DOWN NEAR THE...
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| 03:48:35 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
THE DRILLER -- THIS IS THE TRANSITION INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS OPERATING THE MACHINERY. AND BECAUSE HE HAS DIFFERENT MEASUREMENTS AND FEEDBACK PRESENTED TO...
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| 03:49:20 |
Nelson, Bill - U.S. Senator, [D] Florida
EMPLOYEE OF TRANSITION. >> WERE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE
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| 03:49:27 |
Newman, Steven - President and CEO
THAT SURVIVED -- THAT ALSO HAD, AS PART OF THEIR DUTIES, TO FLIP THE SWITCH AND ACTIVATE THE BLOWOUT PREVENTER? >> THIS IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER....
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| 03:54:43 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TODAY ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL "WE HAVE MORE ON THE
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