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Ed Markey: The U.S. Currently lags behind countries like Norway, China, Australia, and Nigeria in capturing taxpayer revenue for…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
The U.S. Currently lags behind countries like Norway, China, Australia, and Nigeria in capturing taxpayer revenue for oil and gas resources.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey points out the U.S. is not maximizing revenue from oil and gas compared to other countries.

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