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Ed Markey: “Even the simple and commonsense requirement that oil companies pay for the inspections of their own rigs has been…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
Even the simple and commonsense requirement that oil companies pay for the inspections of their own rigs has been rejected by the Republican majority.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes the Republican majority for rejecting oil company inspection payment requirements.

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