Edward Markey actually said...

"To avoid these outcomes, the central aims of U.S. strategy in the near-term should be to enhance U.S. competitiveness."

"Congress should call upon Commerce, Treasury, and other departments and agencies to develop tools to retaliate against Chinese firms and the interests of relevant government officials."

"This blatant coercion should concern us all."

"The United States and China are now locked in a high-stakes geopolitical competition."