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Ed Markey: This is $20 billion every 10 years that is just lost to consumers. There are not many issues that you can actually put…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
This is $20 billion every 10 years that is just lost to consumers. There are not many issues that you can actually put that kind of a price tag on.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the financial impact of pipeline issues on consumers.

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