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Ed Markey: I think it has real consequences when it is coming from a country that has itself a strategic vulnerability.

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
I think it has real consequences when it is coming from a country that has itself a strategic vulnerability.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the geopolitical implications of oil imports from certain countries.

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