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Ed Markey: The report card assessed or assigned a grade to us and it gave Congress a D+, barely passing. That is something we…

On the recordApril 24, 2013
The report card assessed or assigned a grade to us and it gave Congress a D+, barely passing. That is something we should be ashamed of.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights Congress's poor performance regarding oil spill oversight.

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