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Lois Capps: When you have an accident, when there is a spill, the issue comes to the forefront, people respond, and then, in a few…

On the recordApril 21, 2015
When you have an accident, when there is a spill, the issue comes to the forefront, people respond, and then, in a few years, complacency tends to return.
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Lois Capps

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Capps discusses the reactive nature of drilling safety and spill response in Congress.

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