Edward Markey actually said...

"It was to combat this situation that Congress mandated that the Securities and Exchange Commission enact increased transparency rules on resource extraction projects as part of the Dodd-Frank Act."

"We need to get more U.S. companies out there to compete with Chinese and other companies from around the world."

"We are not a country that turns tail when decisions do not go our way."

"I believe that it is in our national interest to support the Cuban people's desire to determine their future freely."