Political Quotes

On the recordMay 16, 2023
Some of the Republican proposals for permitting are the equivalent of trying to fix the car by throwing out the brakes and the steering column.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes Republican permitting proposals as reckless.

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