Edward Markey actually said...

"Let us eliminate single use plastic that is absolutely unnecessary in the first place."

"We have thousands of chemicals deep in our lungs, in our breast milk, in our consumption, and we don't really understand all of the effects of those chemicals."

"I think we have a responsibility to our children, to the generations to come, to thoroughly understand this and address this challenge."

"It is my sense that plastics may well pose a very significant risk to human health."