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Ed Markey: This is not a time for half measures or tinkering around the edges; this is a time for bold reforms.

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
This is not a time for half measures or tinkering around the edges; this is a time for bold reforms.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey urges for significant reforms in the oil and gas industry following the disaster.

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