Steps Being Taken To Protect Gulf Coast Cleanup Crews, Says Health Expert

Ellen Marie Whelan, associate director of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress, says steps are being taken by the Center for Disease Control and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to ensure the health and safety of those working to clean the Gulf Coast. (0:30)

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Health Official Says Gulf Coast Health Issues Are Rising

Lesley Russell, Visiting Fellow at the Center for American Progress, says there is evidence of health hazards in the Gulf Coast region and adds that cleanup workers and citizens are feeling the wrath of these hazards.

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We Know We Can't Trust BP, Says Lawmaker

Representative Lois Capps (D-Calif.), says BP cannot be trusted to monitor the health effects the oil spill is having on the people working to clean up the Gulf Coast region.

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Gulf Coast Claims Service Independent From $20 Billion Escrow Fund, Says Feinberg

Kenneth Feinberg, who is spearheading the compensation process for victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill, made clear in his testimony before the House Small Business Committee that the Gulf Coast Claims Service is drawing from the $20 billion escrow account set up by BP, but is ultimately independent from it. 

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Alabama Republican: BP Is Responsible Up To The Extent Of Their Very Financial Existence

In a Senatae Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said BP is the responsible party and are financially liable for the damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident. (0:19)
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BP Has Made No Attempt To Contact Our Family, Says Brother Of Oil Rig Victim

Chris Jones, brother of one of the 11 men killed on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that BP has made no effort to contact his family to extend their sympathies. (0:18)
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