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Jim Risch: “We're going to continue to develop oil wells in the Gulf. I don't think there's any question about that.”

On the recordMay 10, 2010
We're going to continue to develop oil wells in the Gulf. I don't think there's any question about that.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes the necessity of ongoing oil well development in the Gulf.

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