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Ed Markey: This issue is one of whether or not you want the Federal Government to decide if you are on a coastline in the United…

On the recordApril 21, 2005
This issue is one of whether or not you want the Federal Government to decide if you are on a coastline in the United States that an LNG facility is coming to your district. If you want your governor, your mayors to have a role, some role, in deciding where an LNG facility is located, which would have catastrophic consequences if there was an accident or terrorist attack, you vote ``aye'' on the Castle amendment. If you just want the Federal Government to decide in the middle of your district where this most attractive of all terrorist targets will be located, then you vote ``no,'' but understand the consequences on the floor today.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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