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On the recordMay 25, 2010
How much should the taxpayers of America pay for the negligence and wrongdoing of British Petroleum, this multibillion-dollar corporation?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
govinfo.gov
May 25, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Senator Durbin is questioning the financial responsibility of British Petroleum for its actions.

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