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On the recordMay 17, 2010
If that is severely damaged, or that coral reef is killed, how in the world are you going to pay for that economic loss?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Questioning the economic implications of potential coral reef damage from the oil spill.

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