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Ed Markey: The Republican majority is holding a hearing on the one year anniversary of the end of a temporary pause for a couple…

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
The Republican majority is holding a hearing on the one year anniversary of the end of a temporary pause for a couple dozen of the riskiest deepwater drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes the timing of the hearing related to deepwater drilling safety.

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