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Okay? that's what we want to see. >> i'm just saying what, you'd like to see is some sort of advertising effort either bp or the government or both, making an effort saying hey, everybody's open for business? >> well, the state of florida got about $20 million. but that's got to be used between pensacola beach and almost to clear water, tampa. that's not enough money. alabama got $20 million too and they were able to use some of that with the jimmy buffett concert they did. that's great. they've got orange beach and gulf shore. they're wonderful beaches also. we're all in this together in sout...

>> all right. anne thompson, i know you've got to do reporting for another news program. we will let you go. thanks very much for that update. turn it around before they yell at you. thanks very much. let's turn to buck lee now. executive director of the santa rosa authority overseeing pensacola beach. ann set this up pretty well, buck. so let's say they've turned off the spigot essentially and no more oil is coming. there's a lot of damage done. actual ecological damage. what you're dealing with is tourism damage, correct? >> that's right. first of all, welcome to beautiful pensacola beach. y...

The government or both, making an effort saying hey, everybody's open for business? >> well, the state of florida got about $20 million. but that's got to be used between pensacola beach and almost to clear water, tampa. that's not enough money. alabama got $20 million too and they were able to use some of that with the jimmy buffett concert they did. they've got orange beach and gulf shore. they're wonderful beaches also. we're all in this together in northwest florida trying to get the people to realize we're open for business. >> some of us are a little more biassed to northwest florida. no...

To do reporting for another news program. we will let you go. thanks very much for that update. turn it around before they yell at you. let's turn to buck lee, executive director of the santa rosa authority overseeing pensacola beach. ann set this up pretty well, buck. so let's say they've turned off the spigot essentially and no more oil is coming. there's a lot of damage done. actual ecological damage. what you're dealing with is tourism damage, correct? >> that's right. first of all, welcome to beautiful pensacola beach. you see behind me white sands. gulf of mexico is clear. we need more t...

Environment on health issues and so forth. this is a time for both republicans, democrats and all to come together as one to do something about it. >> i've got the luxury here now of having you from louisiana, from northern louisiana, and you in pensacola beach, and there is a divide between louisiana officials, at least, who want more oil offshore drilling, do not support the moratorium, have successfully challenged the moratorium on offshore drilling, and floridians, buck lee, you all have been saying you don't want offshore drilling from the beginning. your senators have said that. >> well,...