Politics

Congressmen Competing for Mass. Senate Seat Support Legislation That Would End Federal Oil Subsidies

Ed Markey (D-MA) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA)

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The issue of federal subsidies for the oil industry was a major point of contention between the candidates in the 2012 race to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. And as the famous New York Yankee Yogi Berra once said, "it's deja vu all over again" as the Bay State moves toward electing someone to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the U.S. Senate.