Edward Markey actually said...

"This provision, coupled with the TCPA carve-out in the budget deal, will open the floodgates to private debt collectors robocalling and robotexting millions of Americans."

"Now it's easier to harass them by phone."

"So, Attorney General, will these two changes in the budget and transportation laws on robocalls and robotext provisions make it harder for consumers to protect themselves from fraudulent tax and debt ..."

"We should try to figure out how to make the laws tougher so that these offshore overseas calls are harder to make."