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Ed Markey: “What they did was they really harbored an animus toward the Superfund program, and they just began defunding.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
What they did was they really harbored an animus toward the Superfund program, and they just began defunding.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey reflects on past administration's negative approach towards the Superfund program.

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