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Edward Markey was elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 2013 and previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Edward Markey
stated on October 26, 2017 in a statement:

Says HIV and AIDS rates have spiked "due to increased heroin and fentanyl use."

By Miriam Valverde • October 31, 2017
Edward Markey
stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet:

"Trump looking to open up E Coast & new areas for offshore oil drilling when Congress has passed no new safety standards since BP"

By Amy Sherman • April 21, 2017
Edward Markey
stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."

By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2010
Edward Markey
stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee:

"Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2010
Edward Markey
stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.:

Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day."

By Catharine Richert • June 25, 2009

Bloggers
stated on September 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet:

Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Al Franken and Jeanne Shaheen "took Bribes From Iran … They Back Insane NUKE Deal."

By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2015

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