Ed Markey actually said...

"We, on this side of the aisle, look forward to a productive working relationship with you and with the majority, occasionally punctuated by knockdown drag-out fights over issues that we all care about..."

"This is not a time for half measures or tinkering around the edges; this is a time for bold reforms."

"While I applaud the Chairman for holding this hearing today, I am also deeply saddened that this hearing is necessary."

"While my colleagues on the Republican side may not have liked all that was in that legislation, it is my hope that now the Commission has made many of the same recommendations, that we can work togeth..."