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Ed Markey: No Senator Ed Markey blames the revision on lobbying pressure from the amusement park industry. He's been trying since…

On the recordAugust 8, 2016
No Senator Ed Markey blames the revision on lobbying pressure from the amusement park industry. He's been trying since 1999 to restore that federal oversight, but it hasn't happened.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Ed Markey criticizes the lack of federal oversight in amusement parks due to lobbying pressures.

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