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Lisa Murkowski: “But how are we defining that pause? Because if it is a moratoria, a moratoria that is brought about because of a…”

On the recordMay 25, 2010
But how are we defining that pause? Because if it is a moratoria, a moratoria that is brought about because of a decision made by the administration as a result of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, then there are funds that have been made available by BP to assist those displaced workers who would be subject to this moratoria.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Questioning the definition and implications of the moratorium following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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