At the White House today, BP agreed to establish a $20 billion trust fund to pay claims from the Gulf oil spill. The fund will be overseen by Kenneth Feinberg, who handled victims' claims in the aftermath of September 11. Last night, in his first speech from the Oval Office President Obama outlined what he called his “battle plan” for the Gulf oil spill.
The Gulf Oil Spill and the Obama Presidency
Credits
Guests:
- John Tesvich - Ameripure
- Jody Freeman - Professor of Law, director of Harvard Law School’s Environmental Law Program - @JodyFreemanHLS
- Tim Dickinson - Rolling Stone magazine - @7im
- Walter Shapiro - Roll Call / Yale University - @MrWalterShapiro