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Barbara Boxer: My friend is correct. To be very specific, I will tell the Senator, the oil companies that are being so defended here…

On the recordSeptember 8, 1999
My friend is correct. To be very specific, I will tell the Senator, the oil companies that are being so defended here have agreed in court to pay up not $1 billion, not $2 billion, but $5 billion to these States; in essence, agreeing that they undervalued. Alaska got $3.7 billion, for example; California, $345 million. By the way, private owners are also complaining, and they have resolved some of the disputes for $194 million.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing oil companies' court settlements related to undervaluation of resources.

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