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Barbara Boxer: “The one thing that will stick with me forever is BP's permit application. When they were asked to describe the…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
The one thing that will stick with me forever is BP's permit application. When they were asked to describe the likelihood of a spill and the likelihood that it would cause damage, it was shocking. It just said, absolutely impossible.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Boxer expresses concern over BP's unrealistic assessment of spill likelihood in their permit application.

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