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Hopeful that he'll be able to help us get the claims process understood and solved. it is not too late here. i compare it to a survival kit which would be for one year or a funeral. because these small businesses with proper help from bp, if they do what they say they're going to do with any valid claim will be honored. >> mr. mayor, i have to interrupt you for a moment because the president is stating with his briefing and we want to play back some of this tape. you can watch us with. >> we have members of the congressional delegation here in mississippi as well as a range of local and state ...

Ensure any time there is a red flag -- the warnings didn't occur on the day of the accident. they were occurring in the days and weeks before the accident. we think the pressure of investment already made by bp drove the decisions rather than the safety considerations which should have been paramount. >> senate democrats are talking about setting aside $20 billion. $20 billion for damages and cleanup. what do you think as a significant player on the house side want to see? >> i think that kind of a number is going to be unnecessary. that is a year's worth of profits for bp. that is a small pri...

We're going to do. i'm not -- i don't consider them a partner. i don't consider them -- they're not social friends. i'm not looking to make judgments about their soul. i just want to make sure they do what they're required to do. >> white house senior adviser david axelrod on "meet the press" yesterday. when president obama addresses the nation, how hard will he press bp and how far will he go to address energy election. ron brownstein. someone who has studied energy more than most of our other colleagues. is this the time to pitch a strong energy legislation and what are the chances of gettin...

Our legislation better. i hope they will take this opportunity to do that. hopefully will do it very soon. because i think the american people are interested in us doing what is necessary to protect the economies that are very, very important to various communities, to protect the jobs that people have, protect the pristine environment that's being ruined down there on the coast. and those of us who come from coastal states like south carolina, are very interested in us doing right now what is necessary to protect any future drilling which may take place going forward. >> bp has now written a ...

Are into this? >> i don't know the answer to that. i haven't been given a good answer. we have to fight it after it comes onshore or on the beach. it is quite difficult and very damaging. i don't know where they are. have not been able to get a good explanation as to why. hopefully we'll get that this afternoon. >> mr. mayor, the president is making his fourth visit and will be giving a speech from the oval office tomorrow and meeting with the bp executives on wednesday. are you satisfied now that the white house gets it and he is really proving to be o top of it or what is your take so far? i...