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Ed Markey: There was a defunding of the taxes that the oil companies and the chemical companies had to pay into Superfund.

On the recordJune 6, 2016
There was a defunding of the taxes that the oil companies and the chemical companies had to pay into Superfund.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pointing out the reduction in funding for Superfund due to political changes.

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