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Ed Markey: The Majority rejected my amendments in this Committee to ensure that natural gas produced from public lands cannot be…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
The Majority rejected my amendments in this Committee to ensure that natural gas produced from public lands cannot be exported.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey expresses frustration over the rejection of amendments to limit natural gas exports.

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