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On the recordJuly 20, 2010
I don't like foreign oil--produces about $300 million a year for NOAA and Coast Guard and other activities.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich proposes a tax on foreign oil to fund oil spill response activities.

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