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Barack Obama: “I'm directing them to report back in 6 months with options for how we can prevent and mitigate the impact of any future…”

On the recordMay 31, 2010
I'm directing them to report back in 6 months with options for how we can prevent and mitigate the impact of any future spills that result from offshore drilling.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With the Cochairs of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore...

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