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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
The oil market isn't free. It is a rigged monopoly, manipulated by a cartel that is draining the wealth out of the American economy.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the oil market, claiming it is controlled by monopolistic practices.

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