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Ed Markey: The agency regulating offshore was known, had become dysfunctional.

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
The agency regulating offshore was known, had become dysfunctional.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey critiques the dysfunction of the Minerals Management Service.

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