Energy and climateFinding
The federal government should expand oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters.
This concerns leases on land and offshore areas the federal government owns. It does not cover drilling on private or state land.
Edward J. Markey
Approving Kaskida would not only endanger lives and the Gulf ecosystem – it would also set a dangerous precedent for a new era of ultra-deep, high-risk drilling in the Gulf.
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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- Edward J. Markey's verified accounts and sites.
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- Facebook @edjmarkey (How verified)
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- Instagram @edmarkey (How verified)
- Instagram @senmarkeymemes (How verified)
- Bluesky @markey.senate.gov (How verified)
- Debate recording Aug 3, 2026 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate, GBH News & Boston 25 (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, malegislature.gov, mass.gov, sec.state.ma.us, state.ma.us
- Archived snapshots of any of these pages (web.archive.org).
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