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Ed Markey: “If there isn't a fundamental change made, then citizens are going to wind up with their environmental protections being…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2018
If there isn't a fundamental change made, then citizens are going to wind up with their environmental protections being watered down.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns about potential loss of environmental protections without changes to the proposal.

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