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Ed Markey: The Gulf had to be protected. That is what President Obama did to minimize the economic harm to the region from the…

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
The Gulf had to be protected. That is what President Obama did to minimize the economic harm to the region from the spill.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey defends Obama's actions to safeguard the Gulf's economy after the disaster.

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