do, whatsoever, with my program. i mean, i must say, it s a public relations disaster, but it s not on my watch. i ve got to deal with the fishermen, the shrimpers, the oystermen, the very people you re talking about here this evening. i m with you on that. but you see, mr. feinberg, here s the thing. you ask for trust from these fishermen. you say, look, i ve got to trust i can t just go on your word. i ve got to see documentary evidence. that the trust isn t enough. yet, of course, they re out there now, having to trust bp. there won t be another disaster like this. can you offer them any kind of comfort the other way, that there isn t going to be another explosion and more problems to their livelihoods? piers, i can t do more than what i can do. all i can do, and it s not much, i must tell you, for a lot of these people, money is no substitute for a lost heritage, six, seven generation fishermen. it is a serious tragedy. all i can do is provide under
six, seven generation fishermen. it is a serious tragedy. all i can do is provide under our system compensation. i can t promise them there won t be another explosion. i don t have that power, that authority. i can t promise them there won t be a hurricane or that oil might not come up from the bottom of the gulf. i don t have that power. all i can do with, , small as it may be, to try to offer them some dollars for the damage they ve suffered. mr. feinberg, hang on one second. i want to take a short break. and when we come back, i want to talk to you more about whatwear going to do to compensate the people in this region. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that s really good! it tastes good, so there can t be fiber in it! it s actually got about half a day s worth of fiber. [ fiber seeker ] really? try it. [ mr. mehta ] honey, touch of brown sugar, crunchy clusters any cardboard? [ male announcer ] cardboard no, delicious yes.
there now, having to trust bp. there won t be another disaster like this. can you offer them any kind of comfort the other way, that there isn t going to be another explosion and more problems to their livelihoods? piers, i can t do more than what i can do. all i can do, and it s not much, i must tell you, for a lot of these people, money is no substitute for a lost heritage, six, seven generation fishermen. it is a serious tragedy. all i can do is provide under our system compensation. i can t promise them there won t be another explosion. i don t have that power, that authority. i can t promise them there won t be a hurricane or that oil might not come up from the bottom of the gulf. i don t have that power. all i can do, small as it may be, to try to offer them some dollars for the damage they ve suffered. mr. feinberg, hang on one second. i want to take a short break. and when we come back, i want to talk to you more about whatwear