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Ed Markey: We should be thanking today's witnesses for helping to highlight important safety reforms at the Interior Department and…

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
We should be thanking today's witnesses for helping to highlight important safety reforms at the Interior Department and prevent another catastrophic spill from ever happening again.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for safety reforms in offshore drilling.

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