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Ed Markey: I think that BP should pay for it. I think that BP should stand for bills paid, and this is certainly something that BP…

On the recordJuly 6, 2010
I think that BP should pay for it. I think that BP should stand for bills paid, and this is certainly something that BP should pay for.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes that BP should be responsible for the costs associated with the scientific study to measure the oil spill's impact.

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