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Ed Markey: The fierce urgency of 'now' gets replaced by something that then draws people's attention away and it gets forgotten.

On the recordMay 3, 2017
The fierce urgency of 'now' gets replaced by something that then draws people's attention away and it gets forgotten.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses how urgent needs can be overlooked over time.

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