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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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Sep 25, 2024

That is why yesterday I introduced my AI Civil Rights Act of 2024, comprehensive legislation that would prevent discriminatory algorithms from being used in critical decisions, including employment, because we cannot prepare our workforce…

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Sep 25, 2024

As the letter states, the development of clinical algorithms, involves significant use of judgment by their creators and creates the opportunity for creative bias, from conflicts of interest, limited perspectives on the lives of racial…

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Sep 25, 2024

As the letter states, the development of clinical algorithms, involves significant use of judgment by their creators and creates the opportunity for creative bias, from conflicts of interest, limited perspectives on the lives of racial…

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Sep 25, 2024

That is why yesterday I introduced my AI Civil Rights Act of 2024, comprehensive legislation that would prevent discriminatory algorithms from being used in critical decisions, including employment, because we cannot prepare our workforce…

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Sep 24, 2024

As the letter states, the development of clinical algorithms, involves significant use of judgment by their creators and creates the opportunity for creative bias, from conflicts of interest, limited perspectives on the lives of racial…

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Sep 24, 2024

That is why my AI Civil Rights Act would require companies to test these algorithms for discriminatory impact before their use, preventing biased AI from being incorporated into resumes screening, job recommendations, worker performance…

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Sep 24, 2024

This technology is Dickensian. It is the best of technologies and the worst simultaneously.

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Sep 24, 2024

That is why yesterday I introduced my AI Civil Rights Act of 2024, comprehensive legislation that would prevent discriminatory algorithms from being used in critical decisions, including employment, because we cannot prepare our workforce…

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Sep 12, 2024

What would you have done with the $800 million that Cerberus took out of the system? What would you have done with the $40 million that Ralph de la Torre used to buy his own private yacht?

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Sep 12, 2024

Thank you for being here today. You are brave. And Dr. de la Torre is a coward.

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Sep 12, 2024

Behind me are pictures from the patients who died at Steward Hospitals in Massachusetts when Steward directed millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars away from paying their bills and into the pockets of corporate…

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Sep 12, 2024

But for those corporations, private equity, those profits came first, meaning the patients came last.

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Sep 12, 2024

What would you have done with the $800 million that Cerberus took out of the system? What would you have done with the $40 million that Ralph de la Torre used to buy his own private yacht?

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Sep 12, 2024

Thank you for being here today. You are brave. And Dr. de la Torre is a coward.

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Sep 12, 2024

Behind me are pictures from the patients who died at Steward Hospitals in Massachusetts when Steward directed millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars away from paying their bills and into the pockets of corporate…

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Sep 12, 2024

But for those corporations, private equity, those profits came first, meaning the patients came last.

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Sep 12, 2024

Dirty ICUs, patients are bleeding out, they're dying in the hallway.

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Sep 11, 2024

Thank you for being here today. You are brave. And Dr. de la Torre is a coward.

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Sep 11, 2024

But for those corporations, private equity, those profits came first, meaning the patients came last.

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Sep 11, 2024

What would you have done with the $800 million that Cerberus took out of the system? What would you have done with the $40 million that Ralph de la Torre used to buy his own private yacht?

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Sep 11, 2024

Behind me are pictures from the patients who died at Steward Hospitals in Massachusetts when Steward directed millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars away from paying their bills and into the pockets of corporate…

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Jun 20, 2024

It's just essential that every paraprofessional in every state, have access to and financial resources for high quality career pathway programs.

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Jun 20, 2024

I introduced my Preparing and Retaining All Educators to PARA Educators bill to provide grants to schools for the types of pathway programs.

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Jun 20, 2024

I strongly disagree that programs that aim to support and include students based on gender, sexuality, or race detract from student learning.

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Jun 20, 2024

We cannot expect school staff to keep our students safe and healthy and learning when they are paid starvation wages.

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