Ed Markey

I have expressed the need for such a position for some time, having reintroduced S. 302 the 'International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015' on January 29, 2015, with support from 26 original cosponsors.

We look forward to continuing to work with the regulators in order to reach a balance in the tank car standards.

Unfortunately, the increase in oil shipments by rail has come with an increase in horrible accidents; 2014 was a record year for spilling oil on railways with 141 reported unintentional releases.

Safety in our rails is also paramount. Passenger trains often also share the same tracks as freight trains.

We need to make sure that we do everything to avoid another catastrophe like this.

I am very concerned about the Department of Transportation's failure to adopt new rules that address the retiring of old DOT-111 tank cars that clearly pose a danger to our citizens and our communities.

In Massachusetts there is nearly 1,000 miles of freight track which supports millions of dollars of goods that move in and out the commonwealth each year, and we need to clearly continue to invest in our aging infrastructure and modernize…

Boston had 800,000 people who lived there in 1950. It drifted all the way down to about 600,000.

Right now we are seeing that upwards of three-quarters of pedestrians who are killed are killed in urban areas.

I think if we do it correctly we can have a great success this year, and I thank you for your work on it.

I thank the Presiding Officer, and I urge an ``aye'' vote on the Markey amendment.

We have a very clear policy of trying to prevent the spread of enrichment and reprocessing technology.

Unless Arak is neutralized so that it is not able to produce plutonium that can be reprocessed for a weapon, we will not have a deal.

Now I have heard that the right agreement here includes a 1-year breakout period. A duration of 15 to 20 years would be the agreement.

I think a no enrichment policy is the correct policy, especially as it sets a precedent for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and others.

It just will trigger a proliferation cascading effect if there is not kind of a sense that there is equal treatment.

I think it is very important for the United States to understand exactly what will be the level of intrusiveness into each one of these sites.

We have to protect it. We have to protect it, and we have to protect everyone else as well.

How about guaranteeing that rural America is served? Would that be guaranteed?

The dawn of a new era. It is great. Congratulations.

Sixty-two percent of all venture capital in America. Why? Because they believe that they have access to an open Internet.

We must protect consumers and competition.

I am the author of almost every telecommunications law mandating accessibility for the deaf and the blind in America.

Network neutrality is just a fancy word for non-discrimination.

We need policy. We have got to say how much competition do we want?