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On the recordOctober 11, 2011
I think that you have to give President Obama some credit for degree of credibility, and having the worst environmental disaster of all time.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey defends President Obama's response to the environmental disaster, contrasting it with Bush's administration.

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