
President Obama, accompanied by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, left, and National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen, meets with local officials on Pensacola Beach, Fla., Tuesday, June 15, 2010, as they visited the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. White House energy and climate adviser Carol Browner is at right. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Obama, flanked by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, left, National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen, right, makes a statement on Pensacola Beach, Fla., Tuesday, June 15, 2010, as they visited the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Obama (center) steps off a ferry from Dauphin Island, Ala., to Fort Morgan, Ala., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Monday, June 14, 2010. With the president are (from left) Gulf Shores, Ala., Mayor Robert Craft; Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier; Alabama Gov. Bob Riley; and U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the national incident commander. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Obama talks about the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Monday, June 14, 2010, at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Gulfport, Miss. At the far end of the table are (from left) Carol M. Browner, White House climate and energy adviser; U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the national incident commander; Mr. Obama; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour; Mr. Barbour's wife, Marsha; and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)