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On the recordJune 15, 2010
I am not quick enough on my feet to be able to figure out what percent of $20 billion $27 million would be, but it has got to be a small percentage.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper highlights the disproportion between BP's liability and the trust fund amount.

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