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Ed Markey: Most Americans likely remember the date April 20th, 2010, as the day the Deepwater Horizon exploded and the BP oil spill…

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
Most Americans likely remember the date April 20th, 2010, as the day the Deepwater Horizon exploded and the BP oil spill began.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the significance of the Deepwater Horizon disaster date.

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