Committee examines oil spill affects on tourism (10 images)

Kenneth Feinberg, administrator, Gulf Coast Claims Facility appears before a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Tourism on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 27, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Ralph O. Brennan, President, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, appears before a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Tourism on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 27, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Keith Overton, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Tradewinds Resort and Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, appears before a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Tourism on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 27, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Herb Malone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, appears before a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of Gulf Oil Spill on Tourism on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 27, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg