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Gulf, our researchers from universities have been tracking the oil, the impact on marine life. they confirmed deep sea oil plume that was discounted by bp and then requested an oil sample that was met with resistance from bp. >> when you finally met with bp they blamed it on, what, a miscommunication? >> they said it was a miscommunication, but we have e-mails that demonstrate that the person involved put up a great deal of resistance and, in fact, insisted that he receive all of the data from the university of south florida scientists, implying that no oil sample would be forthcoming and show...

To get bp to simply hand over oil to scientists? >> well, the delay was unconscionable. since the bp blow-out in the gulf, our researchers from universities have been tracking the oil, the impact on marine life. they confirmed deep sea oil plume that was discounted by bp and then requested an oil sample that was met with resistance from bp. >> when you finally met with bp they blamed it on, what, a miscommunication? >> they said it was a miscommunication, but we have e-mails that demonstrate that the person involved put up a great deal of resistance and, in fact, insisted that he receive all o...

Office and pressed them. they said it was a miscommunication but they would provide the oil sample and yet it took three weeks to get that oil sample. >> it does seem -- i hate to say this, but it seems that from the start, from the earliest moments of this thing, bp has gone out of its way to avoid providing scientists with the data that they need to study this leak. it's one thing for them not to come on to this program or not to be transparent with journalists, not to be transparent with the american people, but to deny the very scientists who are studying this, in many crucial ways, whethe...

Took bp to comply. congresswoman, why did it take three weeks and pressure from you and other florida lawmakers to get bp to simply hand over oil to scientists? >> well, the delay was unc unconcionable. our researchers from universities have been tracking the oil, the impact on marine life. they confirmed deep sea oil plume that was discounted by bp and then requested an oil sample that was met with resistance from bp. >> about they blamed it on, what, a miscommunication? >> they said it was a miscommunication. we have e-mails that demonstrate that the person involved put up a great deal of re...

Sample would be forgthcoming an showed them their hand. i met with bp executives the day after i learned about this in my office and pressed them. they said it was a miscommunication but they would provide the oil sample and yet it took three weeks to get that oil sample. >> it does seem -- i hate to say this, but it seems that from the start, from the earliest moments of this thing, bp has gone out of its way to avoid providing scientists with the data that they need to study this leak. it's one thing for them not to come on to this program or not to be transparent with journalists or the ame...