Activist Interrupts BP CEOs Capitol Hill Appearance
Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 12:19PMBy Robert Hune-Kalter-Talk Radio News
BP CEO Tony Hayward’s testimony before the Energy and Finance Committee on the oil spill off the Gulf Coast was interrupted Thursday by a vocal member of the activist group Codepink.
“You need to be charged for this crime,” Diane Wilson, a fourth generation shrimper, shouted.
Capitol police removed Wilson from the Committee room in what appeared to be a struggle. According to an officer, she was charged with disrupting Congress and resisting arrest. Wilson was arrested last week after pouring maple syrup on herself during another hearing on the BP spill.
When Hayward continued, he emphasized the around the clock efforts of BP to stop the leak and help those affected by the ongoing crisis in the Gulf Coast region.
“We are currently drilling two relief wells, which we believe represents the ultimate solution,” Hayward noted.
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"I love this. On the news today, the CEO of British Petroleum says he believes the overall environmental impact of this oil spill will be very, very modest. Yeah. If you live in England!" –Jay Leno