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Ed Markey

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Edward John Markey is a United States Senator from Massachusetts, having served since July 24, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Markey previously represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from April 14, 1976, to July 24, 2013. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for environmental issues, telecommunications, and technology policy. Markey played a significant role in the development of legislation aimed at addressing climate change and promoting renewable energy sources.

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Mar 14, 2016

We need enforceable rules of the road to protect driver privacy and security.

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Mar 14, 2016

So assuming your company never does anything wrong, you still need a statute for people who might do things wrong.

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Mar 14, 2016

I just think we need minimal standards that every company is going to meet.

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Mar 14, 2016

No, this would just be to say to the companies, 'Build in the hacking protections.'

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Mar 14, 2016

What kind of progress has there been in implementing the following requirements in the Ukrainian Independence from Russia Energy Act?

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Mar 9, 2016

I actually introduced the Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act, which establishes safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals from the expanded use of drones.

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Mar 9, 2016

And, to what do you attribute the lack of enforcement?

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Mar 9, 2016

But it is not being enforced, is that what----

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Mar 9, 2016

It only takes one drone to fly into the path of one passenger plane in order to create one of the worst disasters in American aviation history.

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Mar 9, 2016

We need rules in order to make sure that it is clearly understood what these drones can be used for.

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Mar 9, 2016

It is the best of technologies and the worst of technologies simultaneously.

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Mar 8, 2016

The Clean Power Plan changed significantly from its draft to final form based on input from the States, industry, and other stakeholders.

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Mar 8, 2016

Unless we work together we can't solve problems of that magnitude.

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Mar 8, 2016

There was an unprecedented involvement even of Vermont in the development of those rules because we are deeply concerned that whatever the implementation is, that it could include the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative that we are part of.

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Mar 8, 2016

Given the ongoing situation in Flint, Michigan, it is clear that we still have a long way to go to ensure safe drinking water for every American.

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Mar 8, 2016

The planet was warming and the science proved that, and that human beings were contributing to it and the science proved that, and that we had a moral responsibility to be the leaders for the planet.

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Mar 2, 2016

Bad guys to the extent they do not want to work toward peace.

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Mar 2, 2016

So how can we put pressure on the bad actors inside Libya, if you cannot go after their assets, because they are still living pretty well?

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Mar 2, 2016

So given the lowering dramatically of the oil revenue going into the hands of the government, that would mean that prospective targeted sanctions against all Libyan parties would have even more power over the limited amount of financial…

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Mar 2, 2016

Following the oil is always I think the most helpful thing, because they are looking for cash to fund all the things that they want to do.

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Mar 2, 2016

In most of these countries, it is two things. It is ideology, sectarianism, and oil.

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Mar 2, 2016

The report also said that we and our partners have already established a coalition coordinating center in Rome.

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Mar 2, 2016

The time has come for Libya to unite and embrace a better future.

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Mar 2, 2016

Only a stable state with firm borders can prevent these human atrocities and lend assistance to those in need.

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Mar 2, 2016

A national unity government is needed now, so that Libyans may begin a process of disarming and demobilizing militias.

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