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Chris Van Hollen: As I understand their rewrite, we would not be able to recover on behalf of the public unless someone could prove that…

On the recordOctober 9, 2018
As I understand their rewrite, we would not be able to recover on behalf of the public unless someone could prove that BP... actually intended the spill.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the implications of a rewrite affecting recovery for environmental damages.

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