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Ed Markey: We need a plan to end excessive Wall Street speculation in oil markets.

On the recordMay 8, 2012
We need a plan to end excessive Wall Street speculation in oil markets.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey calls for a strategy to combat oil market speculation affecting prices.

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