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Ed Markey: A decades-old decision by the Commerce Department to abandon congressionally mandated restrictions on natural gas…

On the recordJune 15, 2014
A decades-old decision by the Commerce Department to abandon congressionally mandated restrictions on natural gas exports could jeopardize current plans to sell the fossil fuel overseas.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights legal concerns over natural gas export approvals.

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