On the recordJune 17, 2014
I spoke on the Durbin Amendment on the House floor in 1987, I think it was, which was the first amendment ever brought out on the House or Senate floor to ban smoking on flights 2 hours or less.
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congress.govEd Markey: “I spoke on the Durbin Amendment on the House floor in 1987, I think it was, which was the first amendment ever brought…”
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Senator Markey recalls his historical efforts to ban smoking on flights.
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