Edward Markey actually said...

"I think in the Trump era, with his America First attitude and saying we are going to retreat on the State Department budget, other budgets that would have the United States being a leader, it is going..."

"In the immediate, but not for the long term. It is just sitting there waiting for a repetition of the same situation."

"Members of this body called for targeted sanctions in the Congo last year on the elections issue, targeted those who were repressing democracy, and now we see some success."

"American leadership, I believe, will be absolutely essential."