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Ed Markey: I completely understand why my colleagues at this table would favor national standard.

On the recordJune 14, 2011
I completely understand why my colleagues at this table would favor national standard.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey acknowledges the preference for a national standard among his colleagues.

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