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On the recordNovember 15, 2017
I will go on the record to say that the Coast Guard is not semper paratus for a major pipeline oil spill in the Greater Lakes.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters expresses concern about the Coast Guard's preparedness for oil spills in the Great Lakes.

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