Edward Markey actually said...

"I just think it is a huge long-term problem."

"So you are disappointed in the individual countries in the U.N.? Is that what you are saying?"

"The science is clear, and the impact is also clear."

"So should we the United States be a leader in reducing the carbon dioxide so that we do not see a further exacerbation of this increased desertification that we are seeing all across the world?"