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David Vitter: “What I am scared to death about is that for energy companies and related industries, all of a sudden, the political risk…”

On the recordAugust 16, 2010
What I am scared to death about is that for energy companies and related industries, all of a sudden, the political risk in the United States of America is higher, is worse, is more threatening than it is in West Africa or a lot of other places in the world, and that is quite a comment.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter expresses concern over increasing political risk for energy companies in the U.S.

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