BP oil spill
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Republican Congressman Joe Barton called BP's agreement to set up a $20 billion fund for spill victims "a shakedown" by the Obama administration, and apologized to BP.
The comment drew immediate criticism, with Rep. Edward Markey saying the fund is "the American government working at its best," and both the White House and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. issuing statements blasting Barton. There were reports some Republican lawmakers from Gulf states were asking him to resign as ranking member of the committee.
Barton later retracted his apology to BP, saying "BP is responsible for this accident, should be held responsible, and should in every way do everything possible to make good on the consequences.
"If anything I've said this morning has been misconstrued in an opposite effect, I want to apologize," he said.