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On the recordJune 29, 2010
Common sense dictates that three miles from the shore is the crucial area that needs protection from all types of response vessels.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for a waiver of the Jones Act for effective oil spill response.

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