Edward Markey actually said...

"I just want to make sure that we are not allowing an administration on the way out the door to do something that ends up binding us, through customary international law, down the road."

"We want to make sure that we do everything we can together to preserve the prerogatives of this committee, preserve the prerogatives of the United States Senate in being able to carry out our responsi..."

"No Senator Ed Markey blames the revision on lobbying pressure from the amusement park industry. He's been trying since 1999 to restore that federal oversight, but it hasn't happened."

"the United States is now going to have long-term responsibility for the care of these children."