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On the recordAugust 1, 2012
Look, if there wasn't a spill, we wouldn't be here today.
Said by
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan emphasizes the necessity of the meeting due to the oil spill.

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