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Edward Markey: “People are going to pay it at the pump here in Massachusetts…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Fighting Trump's scorched-Earth policies this Earth Week with Climate Action Campaign.

Published | Video Starts at 18:25

Today, Pete Hegside said that he's going to blockade the Strait of Hormuz once again. Who's going to pay that price? People are going to pay it at the pump here in Massachusetts and across our country. We're actually joined here today by a great climate hero up in the Massachusetts state legislature and she knows about climate because she represents the coastline down on the south coast. (18:25–18:31)

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Asserts that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will lead to higher gasoline prices in Massachusetts and nationwide.

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