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Ed Markey: This is an agreement which BP has with the White House and with the United States Department of Justice. So, if they are…

On the recordJuly 25, 2010
This is an agreement which BP has with the White House and with the United States Department of Justice. So, if they are going to back away from this agreement, if they're not going to honor it in a timely fashion, then I think that stern action must be taken against them.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Congressman Markey discusses the need for stern action if BP fails to honor its financial commitments.

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