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Ed Markey: So we have a big mess on our hands. We are dealing here with a law that was passed in 1872.

On the recordSeptember 15, 2015
So we have a big mess on our hands. We are dealing here with a law that was passed in 1872.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the outdated nature of a law from 1872.

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