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WCAXSenator Patrick Leahy says Congress should make sure BP officials are held accountable for environmental and economic damage from the spill in the Gulf.
Lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would increase the amount of money oil companies are responsible for paying in damages after this type of incident, from $75 million dollars to $10 billion.
"When the Democrats tried to put into law to make sure they could be they'd have to pay for it, and that big oil everywhere would have to pay for cleanup, Republicans filibustered and blocked that. Frankly, this is something where Republicans and Democrats ought to come together and not allow big oil to call the shots, but allow the law to call the shots," said Leahy.
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