The panel discusses the difficulties involved with calculating the amount of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. Representative Ben Lujan comments on the inadequacy of safety tests for deep water drilling. Representative Pete Olson asks the panel to explain the delays in response to the spill aswell as about the lack of uniformity in use of dispersants.

Speakers: Capt. Anthony Lloyd, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Incident Management & Preparedness-Chief; Dr. Albert Venosa, National Risk Management Research Laboratory Land Remediation & Pollution Control Director;Douglas Helton, NOAA Incident Operations Coordinator; Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas; Rep. Ben Jujan, D-New Mexico