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Ed Markey: I just think it becomes kind of the job of the government to say, you have to do it.

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
I just think it becomes kind of the job of the government to say, you have to do it.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues for government mandates to ensure utility sector security.

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