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Ed Markey: “I cannot imagine a greater self-inflicted wound than walking away from an agreement that we shaped, that is in our…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
I cannot imagine a greater self-inflicted wound than walking away from an agreement that we shaped, that is in our interests.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of the Paris Agreement for U.S. interests.

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