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On the recordJune 1, 2010
I think initially they were actually hoping that they could shut off this leak before people were down there determining how large it was, because their liability is tied to how many barrels of oil per day go into the Gulf.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey suggests that BP's lack of transparency is motivated by financial liability concerns.

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