let me just tell you, daryl willis is right here from be paid. they have paid out already about $150 million worth of claims before i ever showed up. i thinka, you should talk to darrell about getting back claim paid in process. if it is a tough case or a problem area, i will take a look at it. i will be up and running within the next two or three months -- weeks. i will get to that claim as soon as i can. >> thank you. >> mr. feinberg, i am the principal chief of the navajo nation. recognizedargest indigenous native tribe and have over 13,000 citizens. they live in the sixth parrish of bill louisiana coast which has been hit hardest. nearly 6000 of our families have been impacted by the closing of traditional fishing grounds as a result of the infiltration of the oil into the area. i am requesting that our tribal leadership and staff members meet with you personally as soon as possible to explore the unique situation that the tribe is in currently. commercial fishing is the single largest industry of our tribe. we have fished of these waters bef

daryl willis is right here from bp. they have paid out $100 million in claims. you need to talk to daryl about getting that claim processed. if it is a problem area, i will take a look at it. i am going to be up and running in the next two or three weeks. i will try to get a look at that claim as soon as i can. >> i am the principal chief of united home nation. it is a native american tribe the nation. nearly 6000 of our tribal families have been directly impacted as a result of the infiltration of the surface oil. i am requesting that our tribe leadership meet with you personally as soon as possible to explore the unique situation that the tribe is in currently. commercial fishing is the single largest industry in our tribe. we have been fishing since before american history began and before there was an oil industry in this country. our very existence is being threatened by this oil spill. i ask you to schedule a meeting. we are a sovereign nation with our own constitution. >> if i understand this correctly, your concern, on behalf of indian tribes, is not simp

daryl willis is right here, the man behind bp in all of this. have paid out about $150 million already in eligible claims. that hasn't even come out of the $20 billion. that's separate. so what bp has already done, i commend them. but in about another two weeks around august 6th, 8th, 10th, bp is gone. they are out of the claims business, and i will be responsible for processing all claims from individuals and businesses. i do not have jurisdiction over two types of claims. i want you to understand. right now, i have no thord authority to process government claims, the county, the parrishes, the states, the feds. that i do not have. government claims go to bp. i also do not have jurisdiction yet over moritorium claims. now bp set aside $1 hin hundred million -- $100 million, $20 billion -- not part of the $20 billion. $100 million set aside just for rig workers out of work because of the moritorium. that $100 million is for rig workers only. not rig-related businesses, just for rig workers. and unlike the $20 billion, it will not be added to. th

let me tell you, daryl willis is here from bp. they had paid out about $150 million in claims before i ever showed up. i think you ought to talk to him about getting that claim process. it is a tough case, it is a problem area, i will take a look at it. i will be running -- up and running in the next two to three weeks, not months. i will try to get to that claim as soon as i can. >> i am the principal chief of the united nomination, state of louisiana and largest recognize indigenous mid-american try. those along the louisiana coast have been hit hardest. nearly 6000 families have been affected as a result of the infiltration of the surface oil. we would like to be with you personally to explore the unique situation. commercial fishing is the single largest industry of our tribe. we have been fishing here since before it was a french colony and since before this country existed. our very existence is being threatened. i would like to have a private meeting. we are a sovereign nation with our own constitution. >> if i understand t