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On the recordMay 17, 2010
I want to do everything we can to get folks out there--local community folks--cities, counties, businesses, volunteers, state government--to try to do everything we can to stop this oil from coming ashore.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter emphasizes the need for community involvement in preventing oil from reaching the shore.

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