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Is there anything more you'd like to see happen here, anything more you can do as the chief operating officer to get this process moving more quickly for folks? >> well, i think, tony, the biggest challenge in the claims process is actually the documentation. because once someone gets all their documentation together, the claim gets paid very, very quickly. in other words, if you come in to juan one of our offices today or use the phone number on the website and have your documentation, you will get paid either that day or within five days. the places where we're struggling to get the claims p...

Timelines in afghanistan. >> major garrett, thank you very much. you can catch major this weekend on "fox news sunday" where he welcomes joe lieberman and the administrate of the going claims facility. the white house point man for folks seeking to recover damages from the oil disaster. south carolina republican senator jim demint will also be on the program. all this weekend, fox news sunday. today the city of chicago is giving the u.s. supreme court the equivalent of the bronx cheer. days after a landmark gun law decision city officials turned around and did the opposite what the high cour...

Not a floor or ceiling but if you say we need more money. is there a procedure you agreed upon? >> bp retains all its liability. that's not changed. if there wasn't money available, let's say, you can go -- you could go straight to bp and say i have this claim. all of the rights of the claimants have been preserved. right now this new escrow account, the new claims facility will stand in its place. if for some reason there wasn't money -- >> you try to process this as a victim. like all right, i'm sitting in st.o louisiana and i can't put my boat out. if i go to them and say i need money, how ...

Enough. if you need, you say it's not a floor, it's not a kreel, but you go back and say we need more money. is there a specific procedure you've agreed on? >> bp maintains all the liability. all the rights of the claimants have been preserved. right? right now, this new escrow account, this new claims facility will stand in its place. you have a right to go back to bp and ask for a payment. >> it's really, really important to understand.