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Raúl Grijalva: Why did BP decide to save money rather than lives?

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
Why did BP decide to save money rather than lives?
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Grijalva questions BP's prioritization of cost over safety in the Macondo well operations.

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