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Ed Markey: “Not having the Department present to address those questions makes this a venue ripe for conjecture and misinformation.”

On the recordApril 25, 2012
Not having the Department present to address those questions makes this a venue ripe for conjecture and misinformation.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey expresses concern about the absence of the Department of Energy at the hearing.

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