The RELIEF Act and FOCUS Act would undermine these successes.
Ed Markey: “The RELIEF Act and FOCUS Act would undermine these successes.”
On the recordMay 7, 2012
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Markey criticizes proposed acts that could reverse progress made by the Lacey Act.
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