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On the recordOctober 12, 2011
We must vigorously exercise our oversight responsibilities to make certain that BP and other oil companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster are taking the corrective steps necessary to protect the workers, economy and environment of the Gulf and to ensure that we never have a similar spill again.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey calls for strict oversight of BP and other companies post-disaster.

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