Edward Markey actually said...

So why isn't building new transmission for wind and solar also a valid public purpose?

Markey advocates for the public purpose of building new transmission for renewable energy.

09/21/2011

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The amendments were needed because the American forest products industry was losing over $1 billion a year to people who cheat.

Both bills we are considering today will significantly weaken, or outright destroy these benefits.

Is undermining a bedrock law the right tone for us to set, especially if it threatens domestic timber industries?

Since 2008, illegal logging has been reduced by as much as 25 percent worldwide.