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Ed Markey: The doomsday that Americans fear in the 21st century isn't being vaporized by a nuclear bomb. It's the doomsday…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2025
The doomsday that Americans fear in the 21st century isn't being vaporized by a nuclear bomb. It's the doomsday diagnosis of cancer, it's medical debt, it's housing payments or loan payments, it's grocery bills and heating bills.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes that real threats to Americans are healthcare and financial burdens, not military threats.

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