Ed Markey: “I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…”

Corporate consolidation is sweeping the energy sector, concentrating unprecedented market power in a shrinking number of companies and threatening to drive already-high electricity costs even higher. NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition…

I will continue fighting for my Health Over Wealth Act and to get private equity out of health care.

FERC has a statutory obligation to ensure that consolidation in the energy sector serves the public interest, not corporate profits. It is impossible to see how this consolidation will not put the public interest at risk.

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.