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Jim Risch: “This isn't just BP's problem. This is an industry problem that everyone's going to pay the price for.”

On the recordMay 10, 2010
This isn't just BP's problem. This is an industry problem that everyone's going to pay the price for.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch highlights that the oil spill issue affects the entire industry and consumers.

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