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June 11, 2010

Obama Meets with Families of Deceased Rig Workers
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On Thursday, the families of the eleven workers killed on the Deepwater
Horizon oil rig met with President Barack Obama at the White House. The
family members included Keith Jones, the father of twenty-eight-year-old
engineer Gordon Jones, who died aboard the rig. Keith Jones said he
hoped such an accident would never happen again.

Keith Jones: "There are so many different ways that oil companies have
to make certain that a blowout won’t happen. One by one, those
protections fell by the wayside. Corners were cut. Decisions were
made—always, always to save money—therefore, to make more
money. And should we wait until we make certain that that sort of
activity doesn’t take place anymore? Sure. Sure, we should."

Also at the White House on Thursday were Gordon Jones’s widow, Michelle,
and their two-year-old and four-week-old sons.



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