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Don Beyer: “The reason BOEM and BSEE exist was because of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy of 2010.”

On the recordJune 28, 2017
The reason BOEM and BSEE exist was because of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy of 2010.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer discusses the importance of separating offshore drilling regulation from leasing.

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