Political Quotes

Ed Markey: In December 2010, a Tunisian street food vendor lit himself on fire in protest of government corruption and extreme…

On the recordJuly 21, 2014
In December 2010, a Tunisian street food vendor lit himself on fire in protest of government corruption and extreme poverty.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey references the Tunisian protests as a catalyst for the Arab Spring, linked to socio-economic issues.

Share

More from Ed Markey

Aug 26, 2026

The health and safety of America’s children must not be sacrificed for political theater and ideology.

markey.senate.gov
Aug 9, 2026

I’m proud to have voted against more of Donald Trump’s nominees and agenda than any other Senator, and I won’t stop fighting him with every tool there is.

markey.senate.gov
Aug 28, 2026

New documents confirm what we already knew: RFK Jr. lied to Congress. He told us his Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines—now this letter shows that was false, just like it was false when he denied his role in the deadly outbreak…

markey.senate.gov
Sep 4, 2026

Against that backdrop, creating a federal repository of identifiable medical records—with no evidence of any limits on how that data may be used, shared, or repurposed—is deeply alarming.

markey.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation