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Ed Markey: You risk stalling the engine of our economy by starving it of power.

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
You risk stalling the engine of our economy by starving it of power.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns against limiting oil production, stating it could harm the economy.

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