Edward Markey actually said...

"We have prevented 99 percent of listed species from going extinct because of the Act, but it always depends upon the best science."

"I do not see--think the meeting, in and of itself, signifies progress. I think it is a first step."

"If the Chinese are loosening the trade sanctions against North Korea, then complete and irreversible denuclearization becomes less likely, not more likely."

"If China is now playing into this, then ultimately the likelihood of them actually making the concessions are very slim."