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On the recordAugust 3, 2010
Despite the best efforts of our Nation's best environmental scientists--some of whom are here today--to help us understand the environmental impacts of this spill, the reality is that we do not know--and we may not know for years to come--the long-term effects of this disaster.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper acknowledges uncertainty about the long-term environmental impacts of the spill.

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