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Marco Rubio: “I'd like to figure out a way where we can create some leverage there, because a spill in one of these places would be…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
I'd like to figure out a way where we can create some leverage there, because a spill in one of these places would be deeply disastrous as much as anywhere else.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Senator Rubio emphasizes the need for safety standards in international drilling.

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