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Want to play politics with the debt ceiling? that will strand the aid we need to bring to these victims. >> even if the $7.8 billion in relief aid passes congress, florida senators say it will only cover federal response costs for about a couple of weeks and would not adequately cover resources fema needs to respond to irma. >> we need citizens to be involved. this is a landmark event. we have not seen an event like this. >> the historic magnitude of harvey overwhelmed federal responders, causing them to ask the public for help. and that will likely happen again with irma. >> all right. and th...

Taxes are paid on profits, and the gulf of mexico spill response costs have reduced bp's u.s. profits. so it follows that our tax obligations will be lower, as well." but that hasn't blunted the outrage. the watchdog group, the project on government oversight, accuses bp of exploiting the tax code. >> what bp has done in the gulf has been very costly to the nation. and i think that you're looking at them avoiding accountability and really paying everything that they owe to taxpayers for the damage they have done. >> senator bill nelson is calling for a congressional inquiry. he hopes to close ...

With the american people. >> reporter: but what bp is doing is perfectly legal. bp can't write off any fines or penalties assessed by the government, but the $20 billion bp set aside in an escrow fund, plus additional costs of containing the spill, are all fair game. in a statement to cnn, a spokesman said, quote, bp is following the u.s. tax code with respect to the income tax treatment of costs associated with the mc-252 incident. taxes are paid on profits, and the gulf of mexico spill response costs have reduced bp's u.s. profits, so it follows that our tax obligations will be lower as well...