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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.

Ed Markey

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Ed Markey
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 11
Lawyer
Politician
United States Senator
Malden
Massachusetts
Edward John Markey
Edward Markey
Edward John Ed Markey
Edward J. Markey
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