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On the recordJanuary 29, 2012
My colleague from South Florida, Congressman David Rivera, has introduced the Foreign Oil Spill Liability Act in order to apply liabilities and penalties faced by foreign entities if an oil spill were to reach U.S. shores.
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Allen West
Republican · Florida

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West highlights Rivera's legislation addressing liability for foreign oil spills.

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