Political Quotes

Ed Markey: “I love this subject, if I can go into the way back machine a little bit, it was 1978, and all the cable companies...”

On the recordApril 5, 2022
I love this subject, if I can go into the way back machine a little bit, it was 1978, and all the cable companies...
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey reflects on historical challenges in broadband deployment.

Share

More from Ed Markey

Oct 17, 2026

Building West-East rail is a once-in a-lifetime investment to connect Massachusetts’ communities and our regional economies like never before. It will mean lower costs, less congestion, and access to opportunity for families across the…

markey.senate.gov
Oct 3, 2026

Our economy and global financial systems have a codependent relationship with the fossil fuel industry. We cannot wait for big banks to address the very climate crisis they are financing if we are serious about reducing greenhouse gas…

markey.senate.gov
Oct 8, 2026

“We agree that permitting should be efficient, predictable, and capable of supporting the infrastructure our country needs. But faster permitting should not come at the expense of transparency or communities’ ability to shape the decisions…

markey.senate.gov
Oct 8, 2026

It has been three solemn years since Hamas’s heinous terror attack on Israel, and we continue to mourn with the families and share their grief as we remember the loved ones who were killed on October 7 and those who were held in captivity…

markey.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation