Republican leaders threatened the lawmaker, Representative Joe L.
Barton of Texas, with the loss of his seat on the House energy committee.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/us/politics/18barton.html
Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of a House energy committee investigating the oil spill, slammed BP's response to the disaster in an appearance on "Face The Nation" Sunday morning.
He suggested that the oil company has misled the public about the magnitude of the spill, and warned the public not to trust what the company is saying.
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/30/ed-markey-bp-lying-or-inc_n_594800.html
