on this program. she, of course, a member of the senate committee on energy and natural resources. she was professional enough and kind enough to come on the program tonight to answer a few question. senator, good to have you with us tonight. thank you, ed. i appreciate your time. i want this to be your time without interruption. just a few questions. where are we right now in your opinion, and has your position changed at all in the wake of what is unfolding off the shores of louisiana? well first of all, ed, i hope to come on your show more than just tonight. this hasn t been the first day for us. it s been three weeks of trying to contain this, not just spill, but uncontrolled flow from bp. i want to be perfectly clear with you, i intend as many members of congress do, to hold bp completely accountable in the law, regardless of whose fault this was. they admitted that today. they are the responsible party and have to pay all claims to people in louisiana, mississippi, the gulf
switch, someone failed in oversight. let me finish up with a final question. you may be correct. hold on about the money. tell that for the fishermen out of work. they re looking for a paycheck. i am. how about the money for the booms? that s expensive. we need more of those. it really is about the money and about being fair to the coastal states. louisiana, texas, mississippi, and alabama, that have been drilling for this oil for years. the nation needs it. we want to share that revenue to protect our coast and protect the environment. you know what, ed? whose fault it is? both the industry and some of the environmentalists have fought us. hope now people will realize your fellow senator in the democratic caucus, bill nelson says big oil gets what it wants. that is not true. and bill nelson that is not true. it also is true that there are a lot of independents in this industry and that there are many people who work in this industry who are good people. bill nelson has a