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Ed Markey: For New England, it really makes no sense for us to be talking about drilling off of our coastline, when the fishing and…

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
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.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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

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