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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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