Edward Markey actually said...

"I think the modernization of E-Rate is important for the children, it's important for the country, and it's important for our competitiveness."

"We need greater speed, better Wi-Fi, a more streamlined process for applications."

"The E-Rate is a big part of that. And, in fact, the--access to the Internet in schools is the first educational technology to have ever been deployed at the same rate for affluent children as it was f..."

"I'm the author of the National Broadband Plan."