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Ed Markey: “But, in fact, as they think about old rubber tires and golf balls to be shot down into this leak, we realize that we're…”

On the recordMay 11, 2010
But, in fact, as they think about old rubber tires and golf balls to be shot down into this leak, we realize that we're really not talking about MIT here. We're really talking about the PGA.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Ed Markey compares BP's proposed solutions to amateur ideas, questioning their expertise.

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