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Ed Markey: No country has ever grown its supply of anything by restricting its export.

On the recordJuly 21, 2014
No country has ever grown its supply of anything by restricting its export.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues for the benefits of open trade and sharing resources.

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