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Ed Markey: Instead of tracking the oil that is still staining Gulf beaches, the Republican leadership of this Committee is still…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
Instead of tracking the oil that is still staining Gulf beaches, the Republican leadership of this Committee is still tracking the changes made to a two-year-old report.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the Committee's distraction from addressing ongoing oil spill issues.

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