Ed Markey: “right now in the Republican bill there is no protection added for the single greatest problem that we know still exists…”

“right now in the Republican bill there is no protection added for the single greatest problem that we know still exists, which is the protection of chemical facilities in the United States of America. Whether it be on land or in rail cars, both of these chemical-type storage areas are still wide open. Secondly, whistleblowers, if they turn in a shareholder scandal at Enron, get more protection than a nuclear power plant guard or a TSA guard who, as a latter day homeland security Paul Revere comes forward to warn the public that there is danger, the Republicans do not protect these whistleblowers. The Democratic bill does. Finally, the cargo which goes onto planes in America, passenger planes, is not screened. Something this size, not screened. Something this size, which is cargo, which goes on to passenger planes next to our bags, is not screened. The Republican bill says this to those people: Warning, cargo on this plane has not been screened for explosives for your children. Vote for the substitute if my colleagues want to protect the children and families of this country.”