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Ed Markey: “Step one. TransCanada puts the dirtiest oil on the planet into the brand new pipeline that the Republicans are giving…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
Step one. TransCanada puts the dirtiest oil on the planet into the brand new pipeline that the Republicans are giving them.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the environmental impact of the pipeline.

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