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Ed Markey: “We're going to need to pass legislation so there's a definition of what is fair, what is reasonable, what is…”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
We're going to need to pass legislation so there's a definition of what is fair, what is reasonable, what is proportionate.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey insists on defining fair pricing for airline fees through legislation.

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