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Ed Markey: I think without question what we have here is a political objective, and I think we ought to recognize it as such.

On the recordApril 25, 2012
I think without question what we have here is a political objective, and I think we ought to recognize it as such.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey identifies the push for electric vehicle deployment as a political goal.

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