it does not come from general tax revenues from our struggling families and small businesses, but from extremely profitable oil companies
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
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Markey emphasizes that conservation funding is sourced from oil companies, not taxpayers.
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