Investigation Uncovered No Possibility That BP Put "Money Over Safety"

Fred Bartlit, General Counsel to the White House appointed Gulf Oil Spill Commission, announced Monday that their investigation of the BP oil spill turned up no indication that money had been prioritized over safety in the construction or maintenance of the Macondo well.

“To date we have not a single instance where a human being made a conscience decision to favor dollars over safety,” he told a roomful of reporters and audience during the first leg of the hearing on the findings regarding the blowout.

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