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Ron Wyden: “Again and again, major safety problems, problems that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in fines being…”

On the recordMay 10, 2010
Again and again, major safety problems, problems that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in fines being paid by your company, settling criminal charges.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights BP's repeated safety issues and financial penalties.

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