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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
the production of oil and gas in this country and the severances that are collected...literally funds the entire Interior Department of the United States?
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu emphasizes the importance of oil and gas revenues for funding the Interior Department.

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