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On the recordJune 15, 2010
We are going to change that law, and we are going to start working on it very seriously probably on the Senate floor next week.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper discusses upcoming legislative changes to the Oil Spill Liability Fund.

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