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Ed Markey: The Republican Majority has blocked all legislative action because they said they wanted to wait until all the facts…

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
The Republican Majority has blocked all legislative action because they said they wanted to wait until all the facts were in before taking action to respond to the spill.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey blames the Republican Majority for delaying legislative action on the oil spill.

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