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Spill Claims: Tough Issues To Deal With
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 10:08 AM by Melissa Canone
Updated: Jun 30, 2010 10:09 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of a
program set up to compensate Gulf oil spill victims, tells Congress
that some of the claims he'll be asked to decide will involve tough
calls.
Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Florida Republican, told Feinberg he was
worried about hotels and restaurants on his state's Gulf coast that
may have not been hit by the oil - but are suffering lost tourism
because of public perception.
Feinberg answered that these are very tough issues that "we've
got to deal with."
He promised to get an answer on that type of claim in weeks, not
months.
Feinberg was testifying at the House Small Business Committee,
his first appearance before Congress since taking over the program.
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