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Gary Peters: “According to a 2013 report by the Coast Guard, by your organization, the service and other responders--in that report…”

On the recordApril 27, 2015
According to a 2013 report by the Coast Guard, by your organization, the service and other responders--in that report, it was stated that the service and other responders are not adequately equipped or prepared to deal for a heavy oil spill in the Great Lakes.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights the Coast Guard's lack of preparedness for oil spills in the Great Lakes.

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