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On the recordJuly 21, 2010
How can one company account for 97 percent of the egregious and willful violations handed out by OSHA if safety is their top concern?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights BP's safety record based on OSHA violations.

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