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Bob Menendez: “Why would this rig not require the oversight and regulation mandated under our country's most important environmental…”

On the recordMay 10, 2010
Why would this rig not require the oversight and regulation mandated under our country's most important environmental legislation?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez raises concerns about environmental oversight for the Deepwater Horizon rig.

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