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Ed Markey: We still may have an opportunity to measure the full flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. We still have to monitor this…

On the recordJuly 18, 2010
We still may have an opportunity to measure the full flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. We still have to monitor this cap in order to make sure it's working.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Congressman Markey discusses the importance of measuring the flow of oil and monitoring the containment cap.

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