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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 11, 2011

If the gentleman from Indiana will yield, the gentleman from California is just saying this is the budget for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission? Mr. McCLINTOCK. For regulatory activities associated with this provision.

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 11, 2011

That, in and of itself, is a subsidy. Let's be honest. It's Federal taxpayer money which is subsidizing an industry--the electric utility industry, the nuclear electric utility industry--that is probably the wealthiest industry in the…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 11, 2011

And for what? Why would we zero out the wind and the solar budget? Why would we zero out the energy efficiency, the conservation budget? For what? Well, so that we can have larger tax breaks they tell us. Because in another room not too…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 11, 2011

Madam Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 4, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $100,000,000)''. Page 24, line 6, after the…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 11, 2011

Madam Chairman, my amendment deals with the heart of what's wrong with this entire bill. In this bill, the Republicans cut the budget for solar, for wind, for geothermal, for biomass, for clean vehicles--that's plug-in hybrids and all…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 11, 2011

Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts will be postponed.

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 11, 2011

I thank the gentleman. We've had 11 three- and four-star generals and admirals testify that we need a national intelligence assessment of the defense implications of global warming around the planet, and we have done that for the Pentagon…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-11
Jul 8, 2011

I thank the gentleman. I have to hand it to my Republican colleagues. They are being honest with this bill. For the first time, unequivocally, the Republicans are telling Americans that their plan is to retreat from a clean energy future…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-08
Jul 8, 2011

I thank the gentleman from Indiana. We continually hear from the Republicans that the pain of budget cuts has to be spread all around. Everyone has to deal with some pain. But we saw that was completely untrue in their budget plan. The GOP…

Congressional Record · 2011-07-08
Jul 7, 2011

While the discovery of new gas resources creates a domestic energy and economic opportunity... we must also ensure that this exploration and production of natural gas is done safely and responsibly.

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Jul 7, 2011

there have been incidents and recent incidents that point to the potential harm that can come from the fracking process.

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