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On the recordMay 17, 2010
Safety requires carefulness instead. Time is money on an offshore oil rig, and there is always an incentive to put profit over safety.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall warns about prioritizing profit over safety in offshore drilling.

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