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On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
Drilling in the Arctic Refuge would do very little to reduce our deficit in the next 10 years.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues that Arctic drilling won't significantly impact the deficit.

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