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Ed Markey: what we have learned over and over again is that BP has been more concerned with its own bottom line than it has been…

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
what we have learned over and over again is that BP has been more concerned with its own bottom line than it has been with what is going on in the bottom of the ocean.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey accuses BP of prioritizing profits over environmental concerns.

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