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Ed Markey: “What Senator Markey said, 30 years ago some people decided to invest in me and here I am today and I have a Nobel Prize…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2013
What Senator Markey said, 30 years ago some people decided to invest in me and here I am today and I have a Nobel Prize; these things cannot happen haphazardly and have a good result.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of investment in education and research for success.

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