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Ed Markey: The bill today that offers up oil shale as an answer to our current economic woes does not really pass the real test…

On the recordNovember 17, 2011
The bill today that offers up oil shale as an answer to our current economic woes does not really pass the real test, much less achieve any of the stated goals of this Subcommittee.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes a bill promoting oil shale as ineffective for economic recovery.

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