BP Liable For Salaries Of Workers Laid Off During Drilling Moratorium, Says Interior Secretary

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 4:08PM
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By Linn Grubbstrom
Talk Radio News Service

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday that BP will be held accountable for the salaries of workers laid off during the administration's six month moratorium on drilling for new deepwater oil wells.

"The law is very clear, BP is a responsible party. They are responsible with respect to dealing with the oil spill, they are responsible for dealing with all the damages that flow from the oil spill, [and] they are responsible for compensating those that are damaged from the oil spill," Salazar said.

"It's a dynamic relationship, but it is a directive relationship between the United States and BP," he added.

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