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On the recordMay 24, 2010
While today's hearing will focus on liability and financial issues, we continue to have foremost in our minds the human component of this accident.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico

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Bingaman emphasizes the human impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster during the hearing.

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