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On the recordApril 14, 2011
The Southern Company says they can build two new nuclear power plants and guarantee the safety of people, but they can't really figure out how to install these technologies that already exist that would protect against the poisoning of the children in our country.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes Southern Company for lacking the ability to implement existing safety technologies.

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