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Ed Markey: This fact that this auction even took place is both an insult and an injury, but its result should definitively prove…

On the recordJune 6, 2026
This fact that this auction even took place is both an insult and an injury, but its result should definitively prove that drilling in the Arctic should be taken off the table forever.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale

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