On the recordJune 29, 2010
Mr. President, when this oil washes up on shore, when we have failed to respond to the offers of assistance from foreign countries, it's not just oil that's washing up on shore. It's failure.
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transcripts.cnn.comGeorge Lemieux: “Mr. President, when this oil washes up on shore, when we have failed to respond to the offers of assistance from foreign…”
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George Lemieux urged the need for a waiver on the Jones Act to allow foreign skimmers to assist in the oil spill response.
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