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Money, big mining money. you know, someone said today this oil spill is to the environmental what the subprime mortgage mess was to the finance world. you know, ed, let s get mary landrieu not only to give back that money but commit to two good pieces of legislation, one in the senate, one in the house. clean money. it levels playing field, pro-de m pro-demock sy, allows people s voices to be heard and not drowned out by the lobbyists for those who gut and dilute the reforms that make this a healthy, secure america. now, katrina, do you believe the oil companies, this one in case in point is b.p., do you think they will fight the payback to take care of this? making restitution to the environment, making restitution to our economy? i mean, they re going to fight this. i believe they are. of course they re going to fight it, ed. this company has been fighting ....
In washington. what s it been like? you keep hearing about green jobs and independence when it comes to energy. you re living it. what s it like? first of all, we re looking for private money. i prefer to have private money. the money is not flowing from private sector and from banks. that s why we re seeking a loan guarantee, ed. but that program wasn t really designed for small startup american companies like mine. isn t that the problem, though? if the private sector is tight with the dollar right now and hard getting startup money and capital and if the government is concerned about us being energy independent, aren t their mixed signals here? that s absolutely the problem. no private money. the loan guarantee program is built for large companies. the money is not flowing for small companies like mine. don t tell me it s bogging down in red tape, is it? absolutely. we would prefer private money. since the private money is not available we re forced to look toward the gove ....
Oil companies accountable. we need to make sure the right regulations are in place and continue to be the world leader in this technology as we move to alternative fuels. put what in perspective? the destruction of our ecosystem in the gulf? in the coral reef system off the florida keys? call me up. what s a price tag on that? nobody can put a price tag on that. the congress isn t fooling anybody on this. americans are getting a real education on what the color of oil is. it s green. it s real green. it s big money and influence. just so you know what s coming down, louisiana senator mary landrieu received $1.8 million from b.p. over the last decade. she addressed the money this morning on this network. here it is. i received money from oil companies, i ve received money from environmental groups. i m very proud to actually receive money from both sides of ....
Approved a wind farm. we need to ramp that up if we re going it be economically secure, nationally secure and environmentally secure. i just think, katrina, there are 10 billion, what is the congress trying to do here? these are democrats. $10 billion is chump change. why isn t it limitless? i mean, if we re really concerned about the environment, if we re really concerned about, you know, making sure that we could have some real protections in there, why is the congress why do they want to put a limit on it? all it does is give them a target they have to meet in the budget. as you said earlier, ed, there are too many in congress which make this seem like the best congress you can buy. there are some good people in congress. we have to get the clean money legislation through. the other thing i need to do, i suggest we make oil companies public utilities. there are places around this great country, this world where that is the case. they are to be managed and regulated and i think ....