Iowa Republican (Rep. Steve King): Barton was right to say BP suffered 'shakedown' at White House [View All]

[Ed Barrow]

Source: The Hill

One Republican lawmaker said Monday he agreed with Rep. Joe Barton's (R-Texas) apology to BP.

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said he thought Barton was right to call the Obama administration's effort to force BP to create a $20 billion escrow account to pay out claims to victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill a "shakedown."

"I think Joe Barton was spot-on when he called it a 'shakedown.' That's part of this administration's process," King said Monday on the conservative Laura Ingraham radio show.

"If you look at all they have nationalized during this administration — some started during the Bush administration — it should tell you, they want to swallow up as many Fortune 500 companies as they can," he said.


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