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Ed Markey: To me, the notion that the U.S. Government has no role in protecting a downstream State and its members from upstream…

On the recordMay 18, 2015
To me, the notion that the U.S. Government has no role in protecting a downstream State and its members from upstream pollution is an extraordinary idea.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the federal government's responsibility in protecting downstream states from pollution.

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