Make no mistake: we will fight this spill with everything we've got for as long as it takes. We will make BP pay for the damage their company has caused. And we will do whatever's necessary to help the Gulf Coast and its people recover from this tragedy."[280] Interior Secretary Ken Salazar stated, "Our job basically is to keep the boot on the neck of British Petroleum."[281] Some observers suggested that the Obama administration was being overly aggressive in its criticisms, which some BP investors saw as an attempt to deflect criticism of his own handling of the crisis.[282] Rand Paul accused President Obama of being anti-business and "un-American".[281]