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Ed Markey: We import 30 percent of our oil, sir, and we are talking about exporting oil while we are still importing 30 percent.

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
We import 30 percent of our oil, sir, and we are talking about exporting oil while we are still importing 30 percent.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the contradiction in exporting oil while still importing a significant amount.

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