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On the recordOctober 2, 2013
I don't believe that we are going to go down the path of suspending all laws and judicial review to do the salvage, but salvage does have a sense of urgency about it.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio emphasizes the urgency of salvage operations without suspending laws.

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