Oct 6, 2011
I yield myself 1 minute. What we have here today is just one more episode in what is a 1-year Republican control of the Congress, which has seen a litany of industries that no longer want to make the air cleaner, that no longer want to…
Edward 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.
Congressional Record · 2011-10-06
Oct 6, 2011
Mr. Chairman, can you inform us as to how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 11 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Kentucky has 13\1/4\ minutes remaining.
Oct 6, 2011
I thank the gentleman. If the regulation to remove mercury, lead, and cancer-causing toxins from incinerators and industrial boilers--which is already 11 years overdue--is delayed for even 1 year, there will be 6,600 people who will die…
Oct 6, 2011
I thank our leader from California. I just want to say that these bills represent a toxic assault that compromises public health for polluter wealth. Republicans are continuing their war on the environment with episode 37 of the Clean Air…
Oct 6, 2011
I would ask the Chair if we could review again how much time is remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 9 minutes remaining.
Oct 4, 2011
Children should be able to grow up in an electronic oasis that enables access to online education, to education and entertainment opportunities in a safe environment.
Oct 4, 2011
I hope that moving forward with privacy legislation we can look to COPPA's revised rule and apply the strong commonsense privacy protection measures to all Americans.
Oct 4, 2011
I commend the Commission for rejecting arguments that voluntary self-regulatory efforts are the best way to address privacy concerns in connection with behavioral targeting of children online.
Oct 4, 2011
what were they thinking? It will want to be the parents who will want to erase it. They have a right to do so. I am not talking about Big Brother; I am talking about Big Mother and Big Father.
Oct 4, 2011
The legislation offered by Representative Joe Barton and Representative Ed Markey known as the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 is based on these principles.
Oct 4, 2011
The Do Not Track Kids bill that Joe Barton and I introduced provides teens with safeguards specifically tailored for their age group without expanding the COPPA structure to adolescents.
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