Edward Markey actually said...

"What do you say to this woman? What can you do for the thousands of other women out there?"

"Empathy is important, and we appreciate your empathy. But what can you say to her beyond empathy?"

"This woman's life is ruined, and the only thing I could tell her is that her now ruined life in her own words, will now pay dividends for other women who won't be facing the same thing."

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."