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JOHN YOUNG: “The federal government and BP are stuck on stupid 72 days into this thing, two and a half months, 10 weeks, and there's…”

On the recordJune 29, 2010
The federal government and BP are stuck on stupid 72 days into this thing, two and a half months, 10 weeks, and there's still not a sense of urgency.

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John Young criticizes the federal government's response to the crisis, highlighting a lack of urgency.

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