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Ed Markey: Enough is enough. Rather than balancing our budget on the backs of our seniors and millions of Americans who are…

On the recordNovember 15, 2011
Enough is enough. Rather than balancing our budget on the backs of our seniors and millions of Americans who are struggling, we should be ensuring that oil companies are paying their fair share.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey calls for fair taxation of oil companies to support budget balance.

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