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Its going to take years to clean up. and i will say bp really does deserve to have its feet held firmly to the fire because when we talk to folks like chriss other victims, other families of the 11 folks killed, they are quite concerned about the the law of the seas and thats what chris was just talking about and about reimbursement for the families. the other thing that we were talking to some of the fishermen and small businesses down there, now, bp stood in front of my committee and said thos...

okay. our panel will take that on in rapid fire response tonight. this is the story that has me fired up tonight. day 56. into the greatest ecological disaster this country has ever seen and hold the phone. billionaire new york mayor michael bloomberg is fencing and defending ballpap. take a listen to this. >> were going after the heads of some of these companies. the guy that runs bp didnt exactly go down there and blow up the well. and whats more, if you want him to fix it and they...

Of course, when we have politicians very disconnected making comments that have all kinds of visibility and all kinds of influence and power it, only makes that much worse. i appreciate your time. for more, let my bring in colorado congresswoman deand nan degette, vice chair of the house energy and commerce committee just back from a visit to the gulf coast. good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> theres a tremendous amount of scrutiny right now about what were doing as a co...