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Ed Markey: We need to get over the concerns about the pipeline and the environment.

On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
We need to get over the concerns about the pipeline and the environment.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Ed Markey argued that the pipeline would help reduce dependence on foreign oil.

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