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Steve Scalise: “If they would have said from day one that 60,000 barrels of oil was the worst-case scenario that was coming out of this…”

On the recordJune 16, 2010
If they would have said from day one that 60,000 barrels of oil was the worst-case scenario that was coming out of this well...
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Scalise emphasizes the importance of accurate communication regarding the oil spill's severity for effective response.

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