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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
I would think that my Republican colleagues would rather have this drilling done by Chevron than by Chavez.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes the embargo, suggesting Republicans prefer U.S. companies over foreign ones drilling in Cuba.

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