Edward Markey actually said...

"I commit to you that I deeply value this program and will guard it, value it and cherish it."

"It is critical that it remain at full funding, increased funding if possible."

"I recently introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act, which would permanently establish a Special Envoy at the State Department to focus on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, tran..."

"I have made clear that inclusion is one of the Agency's core values, and that non-discrimination towards beneficiaries is a basic principle of development."