Louisiana State Senate unanimously approves Senate Resolution 145 to declare June 20 "Statewide Day of Prayer" where "citizens are urged to pray for a solution to this crisis." Robert Adley who sponsored the bill says in a press release, "Thus far the efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no avail. It is clearly time for a miracle for us" June 17 Hayward addresses the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. In Hayward's prepared remarks he says, "I want to speak directly to the people who live and work in the Gulf region: I know that this incident has had a profound impact on your lives and caused great turmoil, and I deeply regret that." Texas Republican Joe Barton tells Hayward "I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday…a tragedy of the first proportion, that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown, a $20 billion shakedown." Vandals slice up a chunk oil boom at Garcon Point in Pensacola. The Coast Guard releases a public service announcement against vandalism of the booms. Coast Guard approves return of vacuum barges which had been temporarily removed so the Coast Guard could complete inspections and certifications. The barges had been deployed to Barataria Bay and around Bay Jimmy and East Grand Terre. Anadarko Petroleum says it will make a $45 million dividend payment to shareholders in the next week. Anadarko says it is reviewing a bill (for undisclosed amount) it received from BP. Allen says the relief well Development Driller III is about three to four weeks away from hitting the actual well bore to begin the "bottom kill" tactic of pumping drilling mud into the well. Development Driller III is at below the sea floor. The backup relief well Driller II is at . Asked if the relief wells would stop the flow in mid-July, Allen said that the last portion of the process is very complex and that it could take longer, citing the target date of mid-August. Allen says they do not the extent of the damage to the well bore or if the well bore has been compromised adding "that's the reason we didn't go, didn't go to excessive pressures on the top kill and decided that we'd deal with containment and then go for the final relief well." Florida Incident Command