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Ed Markey: If it was 60,000 barrels per day, that would be $18 billion. So, this is no small matter.

On the recordJuly 18, 2010
If it was 60,000 barrels per day, that would be $18 billion. So, this is no small matter.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the financial implications of the oil spill based on the volume of oil spilled.

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