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Ed Markey: That horse is owned by a syndicate of the richest international oil companies in the world, and OPEC.

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
That horse is owned by a syndicate of the richest international oil companies in the world, and OPEC.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes reliance on traditional oil companies for energy.

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