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James Carville: “I was glad to see it, because of the language he used -- we're being invaded. This is -- but the heck with the oil spill…”

On the recordJune 28, 2010
I was glad to see it, because of the language he used -- we're being invaded. This is -- but the heck with the oil spill act of 1990.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville comments on the president's speech regarding the oil spill and the inadequacies of existing legislation.

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