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At Capitol Hill press conference, Tonko and other House members to call on BP to halt dividend payments
Washington, DC,
June 9, 2010
Congressman Paul Tonko will speak at a news conference this morning being led by Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.). They will call on BP to suspend dividend payments and marketing campaigns until the company halts the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and cleans up the spill.
Congressman Paul Tonko will speak at a news conference this morning being led by Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.). They will call on BP to suspend dividend payments and marketing campaigns until the company halts the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and cleans up the spill. Welch, Capps, Tonko and 40 other members of Congress on Wednesday wrote BP CEO Tony Hayward calling on the company to put progress before profits and PR. WHAT: Press conference calling on BP to halt dividend payments and marketing campaigns WHO: Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) Other letter signers WHEN: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 – 11 a.m. WHERE: Capitol Visitor Center Studio A (HVC-117) # # # |