Edward Markey actually said...

"I urge swift confirmation for Erik, an adopted son of the Commonwealth, for this important post."

"To me, that is far more powerful."

"The treatment of Uyghurs in China is just one brutal example of the Chinese Government's long-standing disregard for basic human rights."

"I truly believe that China today, led by the Communist Party and propelled by Xi Jinping's hypernationalism, is unlike any challenge we have faced as a nation before."