WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE TO BP OIL SPILL

WASHINGTON (Hollywood Backstage) - The above video shows a brief statement by Doug Suttles, Chief Operating Officer of British Petroleum (BP) and a White House Press Conference with a team of officials gathered for an important strategic discussion of how the administration is handling the BP Oil Spill and their plans for the impending cleanup.

Doug Suttles, Chief Operating Officer, BP: "It could be 5,000 barrels a day."

Robert Gibbs, White House Press: "The president urged an abundance of caution."

Janet Napolitano, US Homeland Security: "We must position resources to continue to confront this spill. This is a spill of national significance."

Sally Brice-O'Hara, United States Coast Guard: "There are 16 Federal Agencies who form the national response team."

David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior: "We are using every resource available to work on this response effort."

Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator: "EPA has air monitoring aircraft that is gathering information on air quality."

Jane Lubchenco, NOAA: "Very difficult at this stage to have any precise estimates. We have since redone those calculations. The revised upward estimate of 5,000 barrels a day is a reflection of those calculations."

Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate: "There will be ample opportunity for public input, there will be ample opportunity for government input."