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Ed Markey: “The first is getting the market-based measure and the environmental issues on the table and ready for approval by the…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
The first is getting the market-based measure and the environmental issues on the table and ready for approval by the Assembly in 2016.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey outlines priorities for environmental measures and market-based solutions.

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