A letter to Congressman Joe Barton, representing (apparently) the 6th District of Texas, regarding his comments during the BP CEO Tony Hayward congressional testimony on June 17, 2010.
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June 18, 2010

Mr. Barton,
I am appalled by your apology to BP yesterday, saying that they have been fleeced and shook down. You said you didn’t want to live in a country “where any time a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong, is subject to some sort of political pressure that is, again, in my words — amounts to a shakedown.”

That’s atrocious. You don’t want to hold people and corporations accountable? You aren’t the least bit worried about your Texas constituency (and those in neighboring states) whose lives have been affected by the oil spill of a company without a plan for the worst case scenario? You don’t want to pin them down and say “NEVER DO THIS TO MY COUNTRY AGAIN”?

Who do you love Mr. Barton? Your country or corporations? Too bad for you that corporations can’t vote. They can certainly line your pocket though. Enjoy your pricey oysters from France before you’re voted out and of no more use to the big people of the world.

Sincerely,
Eileen Lambert

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