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Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in :

"Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."

By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2010

Vern Buchanan stated on June 24, 2010 in :

The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match."

By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2010

Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in :

The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2010

Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in :

"We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2010

Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in :

"We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)."

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2010

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