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Rush Holt: So rather than legislatively repeating the mistakes that led to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, we should pass broad…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
So rather than legislatively repeating the mistakes that led to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, we should pass broad reforms called for by the BP Commission so that offshore drilling industry can be the safest in the world.
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt emphasizes the need for reforms to prevent future offshore drilling disasters.

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