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On the recordJuly 26, 2010
unnecessary, ill-conceived, and a second economic disaster for the Gulf Coast. The BP oil spill was the exception rather than the rule.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Senator Landrieu criticized the drilling moratorium's economic impact on the Gulf Coast.

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