Stupak hesitant to change oil liability law

[babylonsister]

He's 'not too sure it serves our purpose'? :wtf:


Stupak hesitant to change oil liability law
By Jordan Fabian - 05/05/10 04:21 PM ET


A key Democratic congressman Wednesday expressed reservations with raising the damages cap for oil companies.

Democratic leaders and the White House want to move on legislation that would change the Oil Pollution Act to raise the liability ceiling for companies that violate federal regulations in the wake of a massive oil spill off the coast of Louisiana caused by an explosion aboard a BP oil rig.

But Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who chairs the Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee, said Wednesday that the cap should not be raised just to punish BP.

"Should we look at it? Yes. Should we discuss it? I don't know if you can retroactively go back and change it -- punish, if you will, BP," he said in an interview on Fox News. "I'm not too sure that serves our purpose."

The spill has spurred calls on Capitol Hill to hold oil companies accountable.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/96269-stupak-hesitant-to-change-oil-liability-law

[WhiteTara]

1. must have a potential job offer in the industry

and he needs to buff his creds.

[Angry Dragon]

2. We can not have them pay for their mess

someone else should step up and help them out. Idiots in corporations and government

The government has no problem taking everything you own if you screw up