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Senate held hearings last week on safety at bp before the blowout at which bp's so-called vice president of safety refused to say he felt in any way the 11 workers who were killed. senator jeff merkley, democrat of oregon, took part in those hearings as a member of the health, education, labor, and pensions committee. he joins us now from washington. senator, if bp's vice president for safety, steve flinn, isn't responsible for the explosion that killed 11 workers on the deepwater horizon, then no bp executive is responsible. isn't that what bp is trying to tell us? >> well, absolutely. he cam...

Could call real change? >> well, i think the first thing we'll look for is whether steven flinn remains in charge of safety. this is a man who has been with the company for 25 years. he's been head of safety for a long period of time. he had every opportunity after previous disasters to make over the company, didn't do it. maybe he tried. maybe he wasn't allowed. but whatever the reason, he didn't make it happen. and so that will be a clear indication. but congress also has to do its part. certainly we have not been clear enough, strict enough about the requirements necessary both to protect w...

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