On the recordJune 9, 2010
Twenty-one years ago. I might also ask the chairman of the Finance Committee, it is my understanding that the total value of the current Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is somewhere in the range of $1.5 billion?
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Senator Durbin is inquiring about the value of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
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