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Ed Markey: The Spill Commission recently gave this Congress a grade of D on its legislative response to the worst environmental…

On the recordMay 8, 2012
The Spill Commission recently gave this Congress a grade of D on its legislative response to the worst environmental disaster in American history.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes Congress's poor response to the BP oil spill.

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