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I know michelle want dodd the same. so we're looking forward to having a chance to shake hands with you and thank you person will i for the great work you've been doing day in, day out. michelle last month was down in mississippi where she met folks from the coast guard about the spill and she had the chance to christen a new cutter, the stratton. the coast guard was the first on the scene. immediately launching a search-and-rescue operation for the missing. you were the first to recognize that we were potentially looking at a massive spill even before the rig collapsed and the oil began to le...

And michelle was down in mississippi where she met folks from the coast guard about the spill and she had a chance to christen the new cu n cutter. the coast guard was the first on the scene. immediately, launching a search and rescue operation from the vessel. you were the first to recognize that we were potentially looking at a massive spill. even before the rig collapsed and the oil began to leak from the sea floor. and a day and a half later, in a meeting with thad allen and others, i instructed the coast guard, the department of homeland security, and other agencies to treat this response...

Environmental left and in public life today who are trying to exploit this catastrophe to deny more access to american oil. house republicans held the house floor a couple years ago to demand a lifting of the long term moratorium on offshore drilling. the president was open to a small amount of offshore drilling off virginia and other places but in the wake of this catastrophe, this ongoing disaster, there are those that want to deny american people more access. >> neil: would it be prudent, this rig collapsed and started pill -- spilling more oil than thought. wait to see what happened. if th...

Again, the question, you believe the president of the united states want the oil to spread up the east coast? >> they want -- anderson, let me respond. they want the crisis because the crisis enables them to shut down oil and gas offshore drilling, which they have done, which fits into what he said to the "san francisco chronicle" in 2008. those are the facts. >> let's move on because clearly you state your position quite well. you also are saying essentially, this is president obama's katrina. where do you see the similarities between katrina and the response to this? in katrina, we know ther...

Because now he can pander to the environmentalists and say, i will shut it down because it's too dangerous. again, the question, you believe the president of the united states wants the oil -- >> they want the crisis. anderson, let me respond. they want the crisis because the crisis enables them to shut down oil and gas offshore drilling, which they have done, which fits into what he said to the "san francisco chronicle" in 2008. those are the facts. >> let's move on because clearly you stated your position quite well. you also are saying essentially, this is president obama's katrina. where d...