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Ed Markey: The price of economic growth need not and will not be deterioration in the quality of our lives and our surroundings.

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
The price of economic growth need not and will not be deterioration in the quality of our lives and our surroundings.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey cites Nixon's view on balancing economic growth with environmental quality.

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