June 14, 2010

Nevada Senator Harry Reid, along with his Democratic colleagues, sent a letter today to BP CEO Tony Hayward asking the company to put away $20 billion in a special account to be used to pay for economic damages and clean-up costs of the Gulf Coast's oil spill. In light of the urgency of this matter, Reid and his co-signers have requested a response to this letter no later than Friday, June 18. "Our message to BP is as simple as this: If you drill, and you spill, we're going to make you pay the bill," said Reid.