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Ed Markey: Leave it. Leave it alone. Let it be what it has always been. Natural. Undisturbed.

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
Leave it. Leave it alone. Let it be what it has always been. Natural. Undisturbed.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey argues against oil drilling in ANWR, advocating for its preservation.

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