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Ed Markey: Holding a hearing on the impact of a safety check following an unimaginable oil spill is a little like holding a hearing…

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
Holding a hearing on the impact of a safety check following an unimaginable oil spill is a little like holding a hearing on the impact of wearing a cast after shattering your leg without looking at the accident that required the cast.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the focus on safety checks instead of the oil spill's actual impacts.

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