where the debate stood by nominating a woman to sit on the high court. captions paid for by nbc-universal television 26 days after the oil rig explosion in the gulf, another attempt to stop the masve oil leak failed yesterday bp tried the procedure to syphon an oil to t ship the pipe connec didn't work. this a federal officials sought assurances from bp it will live up to its promise to kovr individual compeation claims. with us to discss this and other issues washington is confronting, nework senator huck schumer. the president spoke about bp, the oil spill on friday. he got m md. this is what head to say. >> i know bp is committed to pay for t reonse hold them to thei obtion. i have to say, though, i did not preciate what i conderedo be a ridiculspectacle during
it also approved this spill response plan. what kind of oversight did the administration provide during the course of the drilling? there aren of questns that need to be ansred. and there will be adeqte ti for tht. but the administration's involvement in this will be a big part of the quiry. in the meantime weeedto do everything we can to stop this spill. >> what about the issu legitimate claims, as bp i t it wi honor? do you thinkhe cap for damages shod higher no higher than $75 million ayou heard senor schumer say they woul propose? >> well, the danger in that, o course, if you raise the cap too high, there will be no competition in t gulf and you'll leave a the business to t big guys li bp. what bp has said they need to be held to, which is they're going ay for this. they out topay r it. and they ll pay for it. but the danger in taking the cap too high yo end up with only massive, very large oil
school. >> they did haveccesso udentshrough militaryroups and veterans group associated with campus. my questi is,o you think as some republicans have suggested, she has radical views about the military? or do you think at's an overstatemenand unfair? >>look, i don't know. all we kw is the issue with regard to solomon amendment. i think thecoittee ought to look into it. heecorset be deveped. >> leme turn to the issue of the bp oil spill which the esident was quite angry about after the appearae by ceos on capil hillinuding the ceo of bp. y heard senor scher say there ought to be more effort on the part the government to look over the shoulders of the oil compaes. what do u say? >> we're all angry abt it. this is an environmental disast of gar gan want proportionless you should t the fing at bp and thether companies involved in it. we're also interested to know what the administraon did. was heineral manement service a part of this administration tat approved this site?