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Ed Markey: I authored this law in 1991--I am the author of it--it was because there was an epidemic of calls that were going into…

On the recordMay 17, 2016
I authored this law in 1991--I am the author of it--it was because there was an epidemic of calls that were going into people's homes.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey explains the motivation behind his 1991 law addressing unwanted calls.

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