Edward Markey actually said...

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.

Context

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

11/01/2011

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