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Ed Markey: More than one year has passed since BP's blown out well finally stopped spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but…

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
More than one year has passed since BP's blown out well finally stopped spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but Congress has not enacted a single legislative reform in response to the worst environmental disaster in American history.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes Congress for inaction on environmental reforms after the BP oil spill.

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