The Minerals Management Service... had become dysfunctional. Relationships with industry had become too cozy.
Ed Markey: “The Minerals Management Service... had become dysfunctional. Relationships with industry had become too cozy.”
On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
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Markey describes the failures of the Minerals Management Service leading to safety issues.
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