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Barbara Boxer: “Because of our energy bill in 2006 where we opened up for more drilling even though we were told no, no on drilling, we…”

On the recordMay 18, 2009
Because of our energy bill in 2006 where we opened up for more drilling even though we were told no, no on drilling, we opened it up.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer discusses the impact of the 2006 energy bill on drilling.

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