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Ed Markey: I authored the language here in the House of Representatives. That is 3 million barrels of oil per day.

On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
I authored the language here in the House of Representatives. That is 3 million barrels of oil per day.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey claims responsibility for fuel economy standards aimed at reducing oil consumption.

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