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On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
As I stated two weeks ago, I believe that the Joint Select Committee working to find $1.5 trillion in budget savings should embrace opening ANWR.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey advocates for opening ANWR to help address budget savings.

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