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James Carville: “We need really good regulation down here and we need very, very aggressive plaintiff's law that hold everybody's feet to…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2011
We need really good regulation down here and we need very, very aggressive plaintiff's law that hold everybody's feet to the fire.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville calls for strong regulations and legal accountability to ensure safe drilling practices.

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