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Texas Rep. Joe Barton apologizes to BP CEO Tony Hayward over White House's '$20 billion shakedown'
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Jun 17, 2010 10:46am |
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| Author | Corky Siemaszko |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Daily News |
| News Date | Thursday, June 17, 2010 04:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Texas congressman with a tin ear gave Tony Hayward, the embattled honcho of reviled oil giant BP, something totally unexpected on Thursday - an apology.
Rep. Joe Barton, a Republican whose sprawling district includes Houston, called Hayward the victim of a "$20 billion shakedown."
"I apologize," Barton told Hayward. "I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday. I think it's a tragedy."
Barton was referring to President Obama's faceoff with the BP barons that ended with the oil company saying sorry for the mammoth oil spill currently fouling the Gulf of Mexico - and promising to finance a $20 billion fund to compensate the victims.
Hayward, who was bracing to be raked over the coals at the Congressional hearing, appeared to be taken aback by Barton's apology. |
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