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Ed Markey: “There are concerns that the IP transition will impact vulnerable populations--including seniors…”

On the recordJune 4, 2014
There are concerns that the IP transition will impact vulnerable populations--including seniors, minorities--disproportionately.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights potential negative effects of IP transition on vulnerable groups.

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