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Ed Markey: BP really has wanted to shut down this well as quickly as possible, although their incompetence has made it impossible…

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
BP really has wanted to shut down this well as quickly as possible, although their incompetence has made it impossible for them to achieve that goal.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Congressman Markey criticizes BP's handling of the oil spill response and their desire to shut down the well quickly.

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