1. To Revive the Economy, Pull Back the Red Tape, WASH. POST;E G See;DRAFT 2011 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND UNFUNDED MANDATES ON STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL ENTITIES,2010
2. Credit Suisse predicted that the total costs would be around $37 billion, with $23 billion in clean-up costs and $14 billion in settlement claims. Linda Stern, Gulf Oil Spill Could Cost BP as Much as $37 Billion;See Aaron Smith;BP: We've Spent $2 Billion on Clean-Up, CNNMONEY,2010