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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
If you were on the private side, you would be fined--I think the fines that we're talking about could be in the realm of $40 million.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights the disparity in environmental accountability between federal and private sectors.

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