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On the recordMay 23, 2010
We've been frustrated with the disjointed effort to date that is too often, too little too late for the oil hitting our coast. We need folks in each of the vulnerable basins -- for example the Breton Sound, Timbalier, Terrebonne Bay -- various area bays that can mobilize resources quickly to contain oil when it arrives. We don't need to wait 24 hours or 48 hours.
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Bobby Jindal
Louisiana

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Governor Jindal expresses frustration with the slow response to the oil spill and calls for quicker action to protect vulnerable areas.

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