Ed Markey actually said...

"I authored a provision with Senator Markey to ensure crash avoidance technologies are incorporated into safety ratings for cars."

"That proposal is dead on arrival because, as Ted says, this is a bipartisan outfit and we're looking at this in a bipartisan fashion."

"It's not fair to NASA or to industry to force a transition based on an arbitrary date."

"If this plan to prematurely end the current ISS program moves forward, I fear that NASA's expertise in these critical areas will be lost."