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Roger Wicker: “As Senator Cantwell said, we're seeing the same technologies we had in the Exxon Valdez, but there have been…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
As Senator Cantwell said, we're seeing the same technologies we had in the Exxon Valdez, but there have been improvements on the margins.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker acknowledges advancements in oil recovery technologies since the Exxon Valdez incident.

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