On the recordFebruary 10, 2011
The spill spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 86 days, and was a human economic and environmental disaster, unparalleled in our country's history.
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congress.govSteve Cohen: “The spill spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 86 days, and was a human economic and environmental disaster…”
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Cohen describes the severity and impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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