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William Tauzin: “I give the gentlewoman my commitment to do that. As the gentlewoman knows, we lost nearly 100,000 oil field jobs in my…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2001
I give the gentlewoman my commitment to do that. As the gentlewoman knows, we lost nearly 100,000 oil field jobs in my State alone, and more than that in her State during the oil crash of the 1980s. We desperately need well-trained workers and people willing to commit themselves to energy production. I will join the gentlewoman in that.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the need for well-trained workers in the energy sector.

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