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On the recordJuly 8, 2010
I demanded from Tony Hayward that he make accessible to the National Institutes of Occupational Health and Safety all of the information about all of the workers down there in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Markey describes his demand for transparency regarding the health information of workers affected by the oil spill.

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