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Ed Markey: My concern is that -- that, while this report was released last week, we have yet to really see the backup work, the…

On the recordAugust 18, 2010
My concern is that -- that, while this report was released last week, we have yet to really see the backup work, the homework that was attached to it. And now it will be peer-reviewed.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey expresses concern over the early release of a report regarding oil spill estimates before proper peer review.

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