Edward Markey actually said...

I do not think it is outside of the purview of the State Department because where we import oil from... implicates our foreign policy.

Markey emphasizes the link between oil imports and U.S. foreign policy.

01/10/2017

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There is a very real and dangerous risk inherent in international transfer of nuclear technologies.

I called pyroprocessing bad for American efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

I think we have to make sure it is locked. I think that is our responsibility as the global leader in nuclear nonproliferation.

Our agreements with partners need to preserve a meaningful U.S. role in such decisions.