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On the recordJune 18, 2008
Each one of those drilling sites, if they drill and they find oil, it costs up to $2 billion to drill there. And if they're not going to make any money, they're sure not going to do that.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Discussing the financial implications of oil drilling sites.

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