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Ed Markey: Both bills we are considering today will significantly weaken, or outright destroy these benefits.

On the recordMay 7, 2012
Both bills we are considering today will significantly weaken, or outright destroy these benefits.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns that proposed bills threaten the effectiveness of the Lacey Act.

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