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Ed Markey: “What if we start exporting oil out of our country? What would that mean for consumers in Massachusetts in terms of an…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2015
What if we start exporting oil out of our country? What would that mean for consumers in Massachusetts in terms of an increase in the price of gasoline?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the impact of oil exports on gasoline prices for consumers.

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