Rep. Tom Price knocks BP 'escrow account' to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Congressman isn't one to let a crisis go to waste
Ned Flanders Congressman Tom Price says President Obama's demand that BP set up a $20 billion "escrow account" for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill reeks of "Chicago-style shakedown politics." (Which is totally different from the political games both Democrats and Republicans have played for years.)
Annnyways, from MSNBC:
“We all agree that BP should be held fully responsible for its complicity in the oil tragedy in the Gulf,” Price said. "However, in an administration that appears not to respect fundamental American principles, it is important to note that there is no legal authority for the president to compel a private company to set up or contribute to an escrow account."
Which might very well be true. But moving on...