Because of a relic of the cold war, the Cuban embargo, American oil companies cannot drill in this area that could contain as much as 5 billion barrels of oil.
I know of no case in history--I can't think of one--where a company voluntarily put up $20 billion to resolve claims.
The focus of today's hearing is to examine the Compensation Fund set up for the residents of the Gulf Coast who were har...
It is imperative that we receive testimony from the top executives at these companies as this Committee evaluates the fi...
I want to reiterate what Congressman Markey said. There has never been a program like the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
I have been quite critical of BP for many things associated with this spill, but here I believe the company did the righ...
I think that we have to do better by the shrimpers.
Everybody has a right to litigate.
It wasn't like that at the beginning, as Congressman Bonner I am sure will remind me, but we have greatly accelerated th...
Mr. Markey. I see. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Feinberg is from Brockton, Massachusetts, the home of Rocky Marciano, and while he ...
I think that the Administration frankly, just as the Bush Administration was able to promulgate this 9/11 Victim Compens...