mrs. kemp asked why money is more important than someone's life and so i guess, on behalf of miss kemp, how do you respond to that? >> it isn't -- it absolutely is not. as i made cheer since i've been in this role, it is -- clear as i've been in the role, it is something i've believed in for a long time. safety comes before everything. i believe it passionly. >> the women talked about anyway that testimony i have gone over my time. >> fin your question. >> the women talked about in their testimony that their husbands worked for -- the drilling rig company, for transocean and that they pushed safety. they pushed safety. they pushed safety. in discussions in weeks prior to the explosion their husbands talked about -- about b.p. waiving it and saying keep going and keep doing. i mean, i have heard growing up that the tool pusher or the drilling foreman and the company guys getting in fist fights. was there any instances to your knowledge or have you discovered that there was a direct order given b

kemp, do you have outside counsel. >> i am formally represented, but i have mr. barry here today to give legal counsel if iineed it. + >> if at any time you would like to consult with him before you answer, please do. >> so please rise, raise your right hand, and take the oath. do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in the matter pending before this committee? >> yes, i do. >> yes. >> let the record reflect the witnesses supplied in the affirmative. you are now under oath. we will hear an opening statement from each of you. pull that mike up -- mic up closer to you so we can all here you. >> before i begin, i would first like to thank each and every one of you again for allowing me to say on behalf of my how's, shane, who was tragically killed in an explosion at bp. and on behalf of our son, blain. i never thought i was goinn to have to say to a bright-eyed 3-year-old that his dad would never come home to us. every week when blain and i would say good-bye and see him off, i feared the

mrs. kemp was in -- the other day. brave women, especially so soon after the deaths of their spouses. after hearing them share with us the questions they had fear company, i would like to hear your response. one woman's husband told her about the problems on the rig and losing mud. that is the sort of detail that may not have come to your attention. it is well-known among the workers on the rig. she wants to know. she asked this question, why is your company -- why were they not working harder to fix the problems on the rig in the weeks before it exploded? why wasn't your company prepared for a blowout? >> we want to understand exactly what happened at such that we can take the right actions going forward. i am not aware of that, what you just raised, but the investigation will determine, the multiple investigations will determine -- >> the investigation will not bring back those 11 men it to their kids. -- to their kids. not only were these women concerned about your company's preparedness. they were concerned about y