Edward Markey actually said...

"Twenty percent of Newburyport falls within FEMA's 100 year flood zone with the risk exacerbated even further for the oceanfront residents."

"we are seeing rising tides; we are seeing massive erosion; we are seeing intensification of the storms which are impacting us."

"This Committee also has a concomitant responsibility to ensure that we are funding the solutions to this climate crisis."

"We need to replace these two bridges. It is very important, because 250,000 people who live on Cape Cod are dependent upon those bridges."