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Ed Markey: For me, that is still unforgivable. We know what can happen. We know what the consequences are.

On the recordJune 3, 2014
For me, that is still unforgivable. We know what can happen. We know what the consequences are.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes lack of new safety standards since Fukushima disaster.

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