Ed Markey: “Chairman Hastings, Ranking Member Markey, and Members of the Committee, this concludes our prepared statement.”

I am praying for Robert and his family today.

This dangerous deal is the starting gun for a Middle East nuclear arms race.

This is the most energized I’ve ever been. It’s not your age, it’s the age of your ideas. And in this race, I’m the youngest guy.

We must also never forget that there are still more than five other Americans detained in Russia. I urge the Trump administration to use Robert’s case as motivation to continue to advocate for the release of others wrongfully detained in…