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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
The Secretary of the Interior sat right where you are sitting a couple of weeks ago, admitted that they still don't know the cause of the catastrophic failure of the blowout preventer, which I find absolutely stunning, and a result of the policies that they have adopted without that crucial determination has meant thousand of workers unemployed, billions of dollars lost to the economy, billions more lost in royalty revenues to a Federal Government that is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock criticizes the lack of knowledge about the blowout preventer's failure and its economic impact.

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