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Jim Inhofe: We need to mitigate and contain the environmental impacts; provide assistance to the Gulf's commercial and recreational…

On the recordMay 17, 2010
We need to mitigate and contain the environmental impacts; provide assistance to the Gulf's commercial and recreational fishing industries; and investigate the causes so we can prevent a disaster of this kind from happening again.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe outlines key actions needed to address the oil spill's effects.

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