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Ed Markey: We should try to figure out how to make the laws tougher so that these offshore overseas calls are harder to make.

On the recordMay 17, 2016
We should try to figure out how to make the laws tougher so that these offshore overseas calls are harder to make.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey advocates for stricter laws against overseas robocalls.

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