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Ends and the determination to mount a sustained cleanup effort, our ultimate goal much to be the complete restoration of the ecology and the economy of Prince William sound including all of its fish, marine mammals, birds and other wildlife. The Exxon Corporation is acknowledged responsibility for this bill, and its liability for the damage. As exxon should remain responsible for both damages and for employing civilian personnel, necessary to control further damage. However, exxons effort, standing alone are not enough. And after consulting with the congressional delegation, senator ted stevens, senator frank macau ski, congressman don young, i have determined to additional federal resources to the cleanup effort. In addition to the considerable federal equipment already on the scene. This new effort will focus on the job of helping recover oil now in the water, and restoring beaches and other damaged areas. This effort should not in any way relieve exxon from any of its responsibiliti
We have your statement. It will be including the record in its entirety and under the circumstances, you can deliver it in its entirety if you wish or summarize, either way. I will summarize it. I am here to provide a frank response the questions regarding the Exxon Valdez Oil spill and to describe our continuing efforts to deal with its consequences before this i do this however i want to express sincere regret as to what happened on behalf of all the employees of the exxon and certainly on behalf of myself. I really cant tell you how sorry we are this disaster occurred and we are particularly sympathetic to the impacts on the residents of alaska and in particular those in the Prince William sound area thats where the difficulty is really creating a great deal of problems for those people. As has been said many times this morning and by us earlier than this we take full responsibility and weve done so from the beginning and well continue doing all we can to clean up and mitigate those
You ready for me, mr. Chairman . Yes, mr. Roe, we have your statement. It will be included in the record in its entirety. And under the circumstances, you can deliver it in its entirety or summarize, either way. Ill just sort of summarize it. Ill here to provide a frank response to questions regarding Exxon Valdez Oil spill, and to describe our continuing to efforts to deal with its consequences. Before this, i do this, however, i want to express sincere regret as to what happened on behalf of all the employees of exxon and certainly on beha of myself. I really cant tell you how sorry we are this disaster occurred. And we are particularly sympathetic to the impacts on the residents of alaska and particularly those in the Prince William sound area. Thats where the difficulty is really creating a great deal of problems for those people. As has been said many times this morning and by us earlier than this, we take full responsibility, and weve done so from the beginning. Well continue doi
On the response taking questions from the reporters and then secretary dick cheney and transportation secretary Samuel Skinner and epa administrator william riley. I have a brief statement and then i will defer to the experts. Nearly everybody is aware of the oil spill in alaska and the hardship for local citizens. We all share the sorrow and concern of alaskans and the determination to mount a sustained cleanup effort. Our ultimate goal must be the complete restoration of the ecology and the economy of Prince William sound including the fish, Marine Mammals and birds and other wildlife. The Exxon Corporation has acknowledged responsibility for this spill, and its liability for the damages. Exxon should remain responsible for those damages and for employing civilian personnel necessary to control further damage. However, exxons damages are not enough, and with mr. Stephens and others, i have decided to add additional federal resources to clean up the effort for additional equipment on