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Ed Markey: A better bet is simply ending existing oil and tax giveaways, which would save taxpayers over $300 billion in the same…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
A better bet is simply ending existing oil and tax giveaways, which would save taxpayers over $300 billion in the same period without damaging the Arctic.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey advocates for ending tax giveaways to save taxpayer money without harming the environment.

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