You think that Congress should consider raising them much higher in order to ensure that the oil companies pay a price when people die, when businesses are crushed, when the environment is destroyed, is that what you are saying?
Ed Markey: “You think that Congress should consider raising them much higher in order to ensure that the oil companies pay a price…”
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Markey emphasizes the need for Congress to impose higher penalties for environmental damage.
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