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Ed Markey: Sometimes people see things as they are and ask why. I see things as they never were and ask why not.

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
Sometimes people see things as they are and ask why. I see things as they never were and ask why not.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes Africa's potential for growth and partnership with the U.S.

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