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Ed Markey: Because of a relic of the cold war, the Cuban embargo, American oil companies cannot drill in this area that could…

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
Because of a relic of the cold war, the Cuban embargo, American oil companies cannot drill in this area that could contain as much as 5 billion barrels of oil.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey highlights the embargo's impact on American oil companies' ability to drill near Cuba.

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