Edward Markey actually said...

"The arguments that we are hearing today to limit, limit, the Federal Trade Commission's authority are yet another reason why the Federal Communications Commission must stop its harmful proposal to res..."

"I have introduced with Senator Blumenthal the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act, to give consumers meaningful control over their sensitive information."

"The FTC does not have general rulemaking authority to do that."

"The Federal Trade Commission only enforces policies companies create for themselves, and brings enforcement action if, and only if, a company violates those policies."