Edward Markey actually said...

"So, we will have to be there in order to ensure that, when these flareups occur, that the problem is contained quickly."

"We must continue to build up health systems in the most vulnerable places so that we can prevent an even worse epidemic from again rising up to threaten people in Africa and around the world."

"How indispensable is the United States, in other words, in dealing with this issue?"

"I think we absolutely, as part of that rulemaking, should look at the appropriate role of State and local governments in the process."