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Jackie Speier: Well, it's the same reason that they sat in this Chamber a year-and-a-half ago and chanted over and over again, ``Drill…

On the recordJune 16, 2010
Well, it's the same reason that they sat in this Chamber a year-and-a-half ago and chanted over and over again, ``Drill, baby, drill.'' It was like a high school football field. And they couldn't say it loud enough or long enough or repeat it often enough.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Jun 16, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is criticizing a previous focus on drilling for oil.

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