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Ed Markey: Good legislative process is similar to the scientific method every elementary school student learns.

On the recordApril 27, 2015
Good legislative process is similar to the scientific method every elementary school student learns.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey compares legislative processes to scientific methods, emphasizing the need for investigation before conclusions.

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