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On the recordJuly 23, 2018
You don't want to have across-the-board bans. Had we had anything like that, we not only would have not had the cavalry save us in 2011 but maybe double-dipped into a recession.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Senator warns against broad bans on oil production, citing economic risks.

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