President Obama speaks during a nationally televised address from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Mr. Obama said the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an urgent call for action to cut U.S. dependence on fossil fuels and vowed that BP PLC will be required to spend whatever is needed to repair damage caused by the company's "recklessness." (Bloomberg News/Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool)
Tony Hayward (left), chief executive officer of BP PLC, arrives at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. As devastation from the worst U.S. oil spill mounts, President Obama vowed that BP will pay for all damage caused by its recklessness and that the government would commit to restoring the Gulf Coast. (Bloomberg News/Andrew Harrer)
