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Florida’s House Speaker is ordering a review of the BP Gulf Coast Claims System.

The BP Oil Leak created economic hardships for thousand of Floridians. To make up for the damage, BP is shelling out 20 billion dollars. So far 1.2 billion has been distributed, but getting paid hasn’t been easy. House Speaker Dean Cannon has appointed Dorothy Hukill, Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee, to head up the review of the claims process.

“He wants us to number one identify the problem, which means we will have to reach out to people, see what there experiences have been, what concerns have been raised. I know I’ve heard some of them, but I need to hear more. From there we can figure out what role the state can play and if there is a solution on our part,” said Hukill.

68-thousand claimants have been paid so far. Thousands more are hoping to receive checks.