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Rush Holt: “We have not raised the liability cap from $75 million to ensure that oil companies are held accountable and taxpayers…”

On the recordApril 24, 2013
We have not raised the liability cap from $75 million to ensure that oil companies are held accountable and taxpayers are not stuck with the bill for cleaning up spills.
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Rush Holt
New Jersey

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Holt calls for increasing liability caps to hold oil companies accountable.

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