Senate Democrats: Hold Polluters Accountable for the Full Cost of Their Negligence

For the second time in less than a week, a Republican senator has blocked efforts by Democrats to raise the liability cap on the damages that oil companies pay following an oil disaster. "When I was a kid my mother taught me all I think we need to know here -- you clean up your own mess and you're responsible for it. That's all we're asking BP to do," said Menendez.