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Ed Markey: Maybe you could talk about that issue, about the job creation aspect of this, especially since it seems to be a core…

On the recordJune 17, 2014
Maybe you could talk about that issue, about the job creation aspect of this, especially since it seems to be a core argument here using medieval blood letting terms to describe what the impact is since the States in the RGGI have actually seen economic growth.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey challenges negative perceptions of RGGI's impact on jobs and economy.

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