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Dispersants be used. 72% reduction in the use of dispersants and i've said we will continue to monitor. you're right we have to continue to monitor and we will continue to monitor. >> okay. >> if they play a small role, why would we use them if the other efforts were so effective? >> remember, this is the largest response ever. so what we were doing is looking at all of the tools available to us from burning to skimming, to capturing, to dispersants looking at what nature was doing. you know, we've learned a lot here. and going forward, we're going to make sure, one, this doesn't happen again ...

Look, the dispersants is no more toxic than oil. first of all, the oil is toxic. the dispersant may break down differently than the oil and may be absorbed than the marine life than the oil. it's going to take a longer period of time to make that evaluation, in my opinion. >> let me just say i read the epa summary when we got it sent to us from the white house. i'm just sorry. it is counterintuitive to say that oil standing alone is equally toxic to oil and a million plus gallons of chemicals on top of it. that's like saying one plus zero is one. it's not. so it takes a while and i've got to g...

Much more environmentally concerned than carol browner and the administration. i think this is another of those beyond left and right moments when the people on the ground, the people most affected by what happened are also most concerned about all of the uncertainties here. there is no amount of, quote/unquote, rigor study that carol browner was talking about before the dispersants were allowed. that can convince us. because it wasn't rigorous enough. if it had been rigorous, it would not have been overturned so soon after it was issued when, basically, the epa called on bp to stop using that...

Then a study made to reduce the amount of sdersants used at 72% reduction. and they are going to continue to study, noaa will continue to study. i think there is good news today. the fact that the vast majority of the oil is gone. >> that was assistant to the president for energy and climate change, carol browner. she was here, of course, a few minutes ago on "morning joe." with us now i want to get his reaction. republican nor senator from florida, senator george lemieux. you know as a floridian when you start talking about the environment when you start talking about water quality, when you ...

Of dispersants used 72% reduction and they are going to continue to study. but i do think there is good news today. the fact that the vast majority of the oil is gone. it was cleaned up. it was burned. it was skimmed. it was contained. mother nature did its part. it really is good news. i think it's a testament to the response that we launched over close to 7,000 vessels and over 40,000 people. we are going to continue to work with the citizens of the gulf. it's not over. we're not saying it's over but i do think there is some good news today. >> matt lauer asked you on the "today" show how we...