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Ed Markey: “If I may, Mr. Chairman, just to say I felt that we needed this hearing so that the deficit reduction aspect of that…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
If I may, Mr. Chairman, just to say I felt that we needed this hearing so that the deficit reduction aspect of that hearing that we have already had was properly inserted into the record.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of including deficit reduction in the hearing record.

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