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On the recordNovember 3, 2011
The Republican majority has derided this effort to undo a Bush Administration parting gift to the mining industry.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey accuses Republicans of opposing efforts to reverse harmful mining regulations.

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