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On the recordJuly 6, 2010
Well, right now, people say, BP says, experts say that the flow could be 35,000 to 60,000 barrels a day.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the discrepancy between BP's claims and the scientific estimates of the oil flow.

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