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Ed Markey: “Is undermining a bedrock law the right tone for us to set, especially if it threatens domestic timber industries?”

On the recordMay 7, 2012
Is undermining a bedrock law the right tone for us to set, especially if it threatens domestic timber industries?
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions the impact of weakening conservation laws on timber industries.

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