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Joe Biden says WH didn't shakedown BP for $20Billion

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VP: Barton's claim is 'outrageous'

MATT NEGRIN

06/17/10 4:00 PM

 

 

VP: Barton's claim is 'outrageous'

The vice president calls Rep. Joe Barton's comments 'out of touch.' AP Close

Vice President Biden said Thursday that Rep. Joe Barton’s accusation that the White House had arranged a “$20 billion shakedown” with BP is “outrageous.”

"I find it incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch,” Biden said at the White House daily briefing.

"There's no shakedown," he added. "I find it outrageous to suggest that if in fact we insisted that BP demonstrate their preparedness to put aside billions of dollars ... to take care of the immediate needs of people who are drowning."

Gulf residents "don't have deep pockets," Biden said, adding that Barton's comment was "astounding."

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Avatar JAP69 -
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If the white house did not insist why did B P turn claims over to the feds.

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