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Betty McCollum: “Oil spills have lasting consequences, as well we know from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
Oil spills have lasting consequences, as well we know from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

McCollum references the Deepwater Horizon disaster to highlight risks of oil spills.

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