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Ed Markey: These giveaways to the oil industry, we should get them back and balance the budget with them.

On the recordNovember 17, 2011
These giveaways to the oil industry, we should get them back and balance the budget with them.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes proposals that divert oil revenue from the Federal Treasury to states.

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