Frank Lautenberg: “Exxon is earning $90,000 an hour, about $2 million a day, or nearly $800 million a year, on the same $5 billion as long…”

“Exxon is earning $90,000 an hour, about $2 million a day, or nearly $800 million a year, on the same $5 billion as long as the case drags on. And the money stays in its coffers. They are not even paying for it. In fact, what they are doing is making money, interest on that money which belongs to the citizens of the country and for the protection of our environment. What we are looking at is a corporate behavior that should be unacceptable under any standard and where they are using this opportunity to cash in on delays by skillful lawyers instead of paying their obligation as it fell upon them through the courts. It is an outrage. We cannot trust these people to take care of this environment of ours for our children and our grandchildren. I hope the Boxer amendment passes.”