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.
Jul 13, 2011
We would mandate to you to do it, to protect children and give parents the right to do it and to make sure that we don't invoke the law of unintended consequences.
Jul 13, 2011
My first question is pretty straightforward to the witnesses here before us. Congressman Markey and I have introduced a bill, H.R. 1895, which is the Do Not Track Kids Act privacy protection of 2011.
Jul 13, 2011
Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Amendment 9 to H.R. 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 and to oppose the underlying bill, which would overturn almost forty years of Federal legislation by preventing EPA from…
Jul 11, 2011
I thank the gentleman. First, let's start with how much electricity this saves for our country. It saves the need to construct 30 coal-fired plants over the next 20 years in the United States. Now, if you are a coal executive, you are a…
Jul 11, 2011
I thank the gentleman. So this is science. This is undeniable. This is what the green generation keeps screaming at our generation, Are you going to do anything about it? Are you going to put a plan in place to deal with it? And what their…
Jul 11, 2011
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. This attack on science, this attack on the need to learn more about the science of climate change, more about the impacts which this changing global environment is having upon our…
Jul 11, 2011
I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 minutes.
Jul 11, 2011
I thank the gentleman. This item is a response to climate change at Army Corps projects, response to climate change. Are we going to be in denial that projects here in the United States aren't affected by climate change, that we are…
Jul 11, 2011
We just had a debate on the Everglades. The Everglades is a perfect example of where, over the next 20 to 50 years, climate change is going to have a profound impact on an entire State. And this amendment is just part of the denial, as is…
Jul 11, 2011
I thank the gentleman for yielding. This is a classic case of ancestor worship. They leave in the money for nuclear, but zero out the money for wind, zero out the money for solar, zero out the money for energy efficiency, zero out the…
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