Barack Obama: “I want BP to be very clear, they've got moral and legal obligations…”

On the recordJune 3, 2010

I want BP to be very clear, they've got moral and legal obligations here in the Gulf for the damage that has been done.

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Remarks Following a Briefing on the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and an Exchange With Reporters in New Orleans

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Barack Obama: “I want BP to be very clear, they've got moral and legal obligations here in the Gulf for the damage that has been done.”