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Ed Markey: If we are going to avoid an even larger crisis and more severe price spikes in the future, we need to introduce some…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
If we are going to avoid an even larger crisis and more severe price spikes in the future, we need to introduce some ruthless Darwinian-style competition into the helium market in order to incentivize private market investment.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey calls for competition in the helium market to prevent future crises.

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