On the recordJune 9, 2010
That is being paid by oil companies into a fund so that if there would be a spill and the oil company responsible couldn't pay for it, they would have at least accumulated enough money to protect the taxpayers----
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Senator Durbin discusses funding mechanisms for oil spill liability.
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