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Ed Markey: And we still are in your debt, Dick, for that day. It changed the whole course of history.

On the recordJune 17, 2014
And we still are in your debt, Dick, for that day. It changed the whole course of history.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey acknowledges Durbin's role in banning smoking on airplanes.

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