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Ed Markey: So to send an EPA law enforcement officer into a situation without a gun, while there could be a gun on the other side…

On the recordJune 28, 2016
So to send an EPA law enforcement officer into a situation without a gun, while there could be a gun on the other side of the door, I think would basically differentiate an EPA enforcement officer from every other enforcement officer at every other level of government in the United States.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues for equipping EPA officers with firearms for their safety.

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