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Maria Cantwell: “So if it's a legitimate claim, a harm to the fishing industry both short-term and long-term, you're going to pay.”

On the recordMay 10, 2010
So if it's a legitimate claim, a harm to the fishing industry both short-term and long-term, you're going to pay.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Senator Cantwell questions BP executive Lamar McKay about the company's commitment to pay legitimate claims related to the oil spill's impact on the fishing industry.

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