Ed Markey actually said...

"We publicly expressed our concern over the Government of Bahrain's recent decrees restricting the rights and abilities of political groups to assemble, associate, and express themselves freely."

"I think the mere fact that we are having it marks our Nation as exceptional."

"I think we are still the best hope, Madam Chair, for people struggling for human rights around the world."

"It was to combat this situation that Congress mandated that the Securities and Exchange Commission enact increased transparency rules on resource extraction projects as part of the Dodd-Frank Act."