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Ed Markey: It took weeks of arm-twisting to get them to release the video of the leak to lawmakers.

On the recordJune 3, 2010
It took weeks of arm-twisting to get them to release the video of the leak to lawmakers.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the challenges faced in obtaining transparency from BP regarding the oil leak.

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