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Ed Markey: But we are not going to hear about the spill. We are not going to hear about the damage. We are not going to hear about…

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
But we are not going to hear about the spill. We are not going to hear about the damage. We are not going to hear about BP or Halliburton or Transocean.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes the Committee for avoiding critical issues related to the spill.

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