Monday
May172010
Lieberman: U.S Government Failed To Protect Public Safety Prior To BP Spill
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s chairman said during a hearing Monday that the government failed to protect the public's safety prior to the BP spill.
“The U.S government has a responsibility for protecting the public safety … and that responsibility, I fear was not fulfilled in this case prior to the accident occurring. The result is the human, environmental and economic catastrophe we are now witnessing in the gulf.” (0:22)
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“The U.S government has a responsibility for protecting the public safety … and that responsibility, I fear was not fulfilled in this case prior to the accident occurring. The result is the human, environmental and economic catastrophe we are now witnessing in the gulf.” (0:22)
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