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We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette.

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