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Ed Markey: You and I, last week, were at the White House sitting there while President Obama signed a bill which had equal numbers…

On the recordJune 28, 2016
You and I, last week, were at the White House sitting there while President Obama signed a bill which had equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans working together, the toxic chemical update of a law that is a 1975 law.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights bipartisan cooperation on environmental legislation signed by President Obama.

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