Lawmakers are considering various ways to keep BP from claiming a massive tax write-off for its oil spill cleanup and damage expenses.
Three separate bills have been proposed in the House alone to prevent BP from shifting the costs indirectly to taxpayers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Senate Finance Committee are also reportedly considering ways to make sure BP pays for the oil spill costs without deducting them as business expenses, according to
A number of lawmakers are rightly unhappy about such a possibility. Lets hope they put a static kill on that junk shot.