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Ed Markey: I think President Obama needs to sign an Executive Order creating a national monument for further Federal protection…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
I think President Obama needs to sign an Executive Order creating a national monument for further Federal protection within the Arctic Refuge.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey advocates for federal protection of the Arctic Refuge through an executive order.

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