On the recordApril 24, 2013
We have not raised the civil penalties that can be levied by the Interior Department against oil companies that violate the law so that they are a meaningful financial deterrent.
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congress.govRush Holt: “We have not raised the civil penalties that can be levied by the Interior Department against oil companies that violate…”
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Holt highlights the inadequacy of current penalties for oil companies.
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