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Ed Markey: Unfortunately, down the park, I had to drop this accent and sound more like the other boys down at Debber Park in…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
Unfortunately, down the park, I had to drop this accent and sound more like the other boys down at Debber Park in Waltham.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey reflects on his childhood and the influence of his background on his speech.

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