the question I was going to ask of my colleague from the Republican side of the aisle was in here is a provision to reinstate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund excise tax. Evidently he is for oil spills. We want to clean them up. There is one going on right now in Maryland.
Discussing the reinstatement of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund excise tax.
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