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Ed Markey: it does not come from general tax revenues from our struggling families and small businesses, but from extremely…

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
it does not come from general tax revenues from our struggling families and small businesses, but from extremely profitable oil companies
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes that conservation funding is sourced from oil companies, not taxpayers.

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