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Ed Markey: “Again, I worked hard against it in 2015, when unfortunately we lifted the ban on the export of American oil.”

On the recordMay 24, 2022
Again, I worked hard against it in 2015, when unfortunately we lifted the ban on the export of American oil.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey reflects on his opposition to lifting the oil export ban.

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