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It's 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 chris's other victims, other families of the 11 folks killed, they are quite concerned about the the law of the seas and that's 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 those people would be compensated. and some of them are being compensated but at a far lower rate tha...

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. >> we're going after the heads of some of these companies. the guy that runs bp didn't exactly go down there and blow up the well. and what's more, if you want him to fix it and they're the only ones with the expertise, i think i might waited to assign blame till we get it fixed...

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. >> there's a tremendous amount of scrutiny right now about what we're doing as a country. are we doing enough. take us to your visit down there. what are the people on the ground sa...