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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 8, 2023

I think under the American Recovery Act of the Biden Administration, we fixed a lot of those wrongs, bad behavior by corporations who claimed bankruptcy and then pointed the fingers at union pension funds saying they were mismanaged.

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Mar 8, 2023

They took the risk for all the rest of our families, and they just don't get rewarded in the system.

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Mar 8, 2023

I am proud of my staff for embodying the commitment not to agonize, but to organize.

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Mar 8, 2023

Eddie, you can't beg for your rights, you have to fight for them.

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Mar 8, 2023

They have a champion in Senator Markey leading on the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act.

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Mar 8, 2023

There is increasing concern, which we should have about monopolies across the board, concentration of power, which ultimately harms smaller businesses.

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Mar 8, 2023

Massachusetts has received 25,000 of these innovation grants, and it has helped us to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

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Mar 8, 2023

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, very much. Thank you, Ranking Member Ernst.

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Mar 8, 2023

You are extraordinarily well qualified for this job, and my hope is that we can get you a vote as quickly as possible.

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Mar 8, 2023

We need you on the job, especially at this time in our country.

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Mar 8, 2023

Through the leadership of this Committee we really did try to make sure that there would be funding there for minority and women businesses during the COVID crisis.

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Mar 8, 2023

People going to work with the protections of a union contract are more incentivized to commit to longer careers.

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Mar 8, 2023

We must center these excluded workers and the industries they work in.

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Mar 8, 2023

Working people are stronger when all of us are empowered with a voice on the job and the ability to join together in unions to bargain for a better future.

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Mar 8, 2023

I think under the American Recovery Act of the Biden Administration, we fixed a lot of those wrongs, bad behavior by corporations who claimed bankruptcy and then pointed the fingers at union pension funds saying they were mismanaged.

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Mar 8, 2023

They took the risk for all the rest of our families, and they just don't get rewarded in the system.

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Mar 8, 2023

Eddie, you can't beg for your rights, you have to fight for them.

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Mar 8, 2023

I am proud of my staff for embodying the commitment not to agonize, but to organize.

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Mar 8, 2023

They have a champion in Senator Murray with the Child Care for Working Families Act.

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Mar 8, 2023

They have a champion in Senator Markey leading on the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act.

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Mar 8, 2023

Airport service workers from coast to coast championed by Senator Markey with the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act.

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Mar 7, 2023

Massachusetts has received 25,000 of these innovation grants, and it has helped us to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

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Mar 7, 2023

There is increasing concern, which we should have about monopolies across the board, concentration of power, which ultimately harms smaller businesses.

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Mar 7, 2023

We need you on the job, especially at this time in our country.

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Mar 7, 2023

We really did try to make sure that there would be funding there for minority and women businesses during the COVID crisis.

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