Ed Markey

And that is why we need to pass the Fair Fees Act, which would prohibit airlines from charging fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the cost of the services provided.

Family seating fees may be the poster child for outrageous junk fees.

A parent's right to sit next to their child is not a partisan issue.

We have got to put a stop to this outrageous practice.

It is absolutely infuriating that many airlines force consumers to pay extra just to sit with their young children.

Statement of Senator Markey

We have to put the protections in place.

In the past 6 months, state legislators have passed 75 bills discriminating against LGBTQ Americans and blocking access to gender affirming care.

I would say that we are in a crisis. We hear it today, we know that big tech plays a big role in creating this amongst kids.

We have got to put a stop to this outrageous practice.

And that is why we need to pass the Fair Fees Act, which would prohibit airlines from charging fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the cost of the services provided.

It is absolutely infuriating that many airlines force consumers to pay extra just to sit with their young children.

And again, that would come as all new information to most people who fly, that these people are actually supposed to be tipped for all the services that they are providing.

Family seating fees may be the poster child for outrageous junk fees.

The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, which I have introduced with Senator Blumenthal and Senator Schumer, would increase the wages and benefits for airport service workers like baggage handlers and wheelchair attendants.

A parent's right to sit next to their child is not a partisan issue.

So let's start with undoing the Republicans' thievery and adding four seats to the Court. Congress can do it by passing the Judiciary Act. Expanding the Court is constitutional.

This is designed neglect. It is not giving the agencies the resources they need.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to say, if you didn't want to help an issue or hurt an issue, you just engaged in benign neglect, you just don't do anything.

We don't need to attack NEPA. We need better road signs, better drivers, a better road.

If we don't have public engagement and consultation with tribal and environmental justice groups, and if environmental assessment and impact statements are rushed or poorly done, progress can be held up in the courts and wind up with even…

Some of the Republican proposals for permitting are the equivalent of trying to fix the car by throwing out the brakes and the steering column.

Right now, our project development systems in the country, it is like a car moving slowly down a bumpy road.

A vision without funding is a hallucination.

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