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Dan Burton: “They have twice the amount of oil there that they have in Texas, and I just cannot understand why we're not drilling…”

On the recordJune 18, 2008
They have twice the amount of oil there that they have in Texas, and I just cannot understand why we're not drilling there.
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Dan Burton
Indiana

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Discussing oil drilling opportunities in a specific region.

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