07/07/2014
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"But in response to Senator Whitehouse's point about the responsible party being brought into the process, doesn't that almost per se bring into question the objectivity of the work?"
"The current $75 million limit on oil spill liability damages represents but a small fraction of the actual economic and environmental costs."
"Senator Menendez's bill, S. 3305, that this Committee adopted, will make sure that BP is legally bound to honor its pledge to pay 'all legitimate claims' including those for natural resource damages."
"BP and its partners are responsible for repairing this environmental destruction, in addition to the economic devastation they caused."