Edward Markey actually said...

for New England, it really makes no sense for us to be talking about drilling off of our coastline, when the fishing and tourism are the life's blood of our economy, and any oil spill would have devastating consequences already--on an already existing economy.

Context

Markey argues against offshore drilling due to economic risks for New England.

07/23/2018

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