We have paid out in the last 5 weeks about 85,000 quick payments totaling almost $700 million.
Thank you, Senator Landrieu, for calling this hearing and special thanks for your staff for inviting me today.
That is an excellent question, and first of all, thank you for your testimony, Mr. Nguyen. We really appreciate it.
This is a real problem.
But just to be clear, anyone at any amount can appeal to the Coast Guard.
So you are testifying that denial letters or letters accompanying reduced award amounts include detailed explanations, because that is not o...
I do not think that is an accurate or full snapshot picture and I would urge us to look at other metrics.
But do these employees in some of these law firms that have been, although they are not there for legal purposes but for advocacy purposes, ...
We do need--I know you postponed some things, but this February 2 announcement, of course, is an important one.
And was that agreed to between SAMHSA and the States, that you all would do all of the identification and reporting so that they could use 1...
So of the $10 million that went to you, only $650,000 went for----
We welcome the opportunity to continue to work together with BP and the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization.
BP was not under any legal obligation to set up any fund of relief for rig workers put out of work because of the moratorium.
Senator Landrieu advised me to do this 3 months ago.
This industry, 9 months after this accident, deep water drilling is still virtually shut down.
But also, your solution in expanding Medicaid coverage is also a hidden tax. And it's basically an unsustainable situation.
That was in the 30-day safety report that came out.
It has cost up to 12,000 jobs that our economy has lost because of that action.
