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Mark Begich: “When the well was capped, the people of the Gulf Coast and people across the country... were finally able to breathe a…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
When the well was capped, the people of the Gulf Coast and people across the country... were finally able to breathe a collective sigh of relief.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Mark Begich reflects on the relief felt after capping the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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