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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
If I were to stop one of my constituents in Medford Square and ask them what is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, I would probably get blank stares.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights public unfamiliarity with NOAA's critical role.

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