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Ed Markey: I will yield myself 1 minute at this time. I would just like to review, once again, the Republican ``all-of-the- above''…

On the recordJune 20, 2012
I will yield myself 1 minute at this time. I would just like to review, once again, the Republican ``all-of-the- above'' plan: One, light, sweet crude oil. Two, sour, high sulfur oil. Three, heavy oil. Four, tar sands oil. Five, oil shale. And oh, just to mix it up, a little natural gas. What they forgot was, of course, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. And they won't even allow us to have an amendment out here on the floor in order to have a debate over it. But that ``oil above all'' agenda you have, it is very comprehensive, and I give you credit for figuring out every single way that we can help all the oil companies in the United States at the expense of all the renewable energy industries. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Jun 20, 2012

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