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Ed Markey: “We, on this side of the aisle, look forward to a productive working relationship with you and with the majority…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
We, on this side of the aisle, look forward to a productive working relationship with you and with the majority, occasionally punctuated by knockdown drag-out fights over issues that we all care about deeply.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey expresses hope for bipartisan cooperation despite expected conflicts.

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