Ed Markey

I do believe this is a door-opening historic moment that is very troubling to me.

I called pyroprocessing bad for American efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

I am disappointed. I voted for an agreement when I first came here that I should not have, and that was the India agreement.

We should not leave doors open for our partners to use U.S. technology to process spent nuclear fuel in ways that produce materials that can be used as the building blocks for nuclear weapons.

There is a very real and dangerous risk inherent in international transfer of nuclear technologies.

I think that the Army Corps did a good job. It is a tough job, but it is one where, it seems to me, that you balanced the interests that were at stake and tried to come down with good judgments.

I think it is pretty clear that there was a very thorough consultation process; that there was a very thoughtful set of discussions that took place.

I also appreciate the Corps' work on the Muddy River project.

Thank you, Assistant Secretary Darcy, for being here today as the committee adds to the already very extensive consultation and review that the Army Corps and the Environmental Protection Agency have undertaken in crafting the recently…

Is it good for us to look at something that saves people money and makes them more safe?

These leaking natural gas pipelines are also harming the environment and contributing to climate change by releasing methane.

Aging, leak-prone natural gas distribution pipelines and associated infrastructure prompt safety and environmental concerns.

And maybe in the, you know, the newer industrialized cities it hasn't quite reached that same level yet. But, for us, it's a big problem.

So, to the three of you again, if you would, would you agree with the Quadrennial report that more needs to be done to repair and replace our Nation's natural gas infrastructure?

Over the last decade, there have been almost 800 significant incidents on gas distribution pipelines.

So we have seen that in the automotive sector, we have seen it in other sectors and I think it is highly likely to continue in this sector as well.

I think people should be optimistic that each of the States, with the great flexibility you are providing, will be able to meet the standard.

I look forward to the long-awaited ozone standard that will improve life and productivity of families impacted by respiratory health problems.

The Clean Air Act is one of the most effective public health laws in American history.

Many studies have shown that low-income individuals have the least ability to protect themselves from the effects of climate change, including air quality, sea level rise, flooding, water scarcity, food prices and changing economies.

A 70 parts per billion standard would still lead to hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks and thousands of preventable deaths each year.

What can we do to help to deescalate the violence so we can get the humanitarian aid into those who need it?

I think the breakthrough honestly has to be Obama and Putin sitting down and reaching an agreement on this.

I have been and remain a skeptic of policy recommendations that increase the risk of Americanization or Westernization of the armed conflicts in Iraq and Syria.

So back in 1993, I was the chairman of the Telecommunications Committee over in the House of Representatives.