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Ed Markey: President Nixon created an Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, saying that we must preserve 'the earth as a place…

On the recordJune 6, 2016
President Nixon created an Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, saying that we must preserve 'the earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.'
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey references Nixon's vision for environmental protection to underline its importance.

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