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On the recordMarch 1, 2015
$100 million. I know it's a big project. I know you're a big entity. But still, a tenth of a billion dollars for pieces of paper before you really started productive activity.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Vitter emphasizes the high costs of regulatory permits before project initiation.

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