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Ed Markey: “If the Majority is interested in increasing oil production on Federal lands, they should support this legislation, get…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
If the Majority is interested in increasing oil production on Federal lands, they should support this legislation, get the companies to stop sitting and start drilling, if that is what they want.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey urges the Majority to back his legislation for increased oil production.

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