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Ed Markey: I have not believed BP. I have not believed their numbers. It's why I forced them to put up the spill cam, so that…

On the recordJune 14, 2010
I have not believed BP. I have not believed their numbers. It's why I forced them to put up the spill cam, so that experts could analyze this flow rate.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses his distrust of BP's reported numbers regarding the oil spill and the need for transparency.

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