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On the recordNovember 17, 2011
Even the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Inhofe, acknowledged this week that increased drilling would not be able to fund a transportation bill, stating, quote, there is no money in expanded energy production.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey cites Inhofe's agreement that drilling won't fund transportation projects.

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