Ed Markey

Far too many communities in my State are already experiencing the devastating impacts of coastal erosion on their beaches, homes, and businesses.

I want to work with you in the next WRDA bill, the next Water Resources bill, so that we have the capacity to provide the resources.

I fought so hard to make sure that our recent bipartisan infrastructure law could provide the resources we need to replace both bridges.

We are fighting every day to make sure that the climate crisis is not an extinction level event for eastern Massachusetts.

Yes, the other name for that is Cape Cod Bridges as it is translated into English in Massachusetts.

I appreciate your support that you have expressed in private. So I just hope at this moment, in a public hearing, that you would commit to advancing this bridge replacement effort in Massachusetts.

Our relationship with Brazil is grounded in shared commitments to democracy and human rights, economic prosperity, security, and the rule of law.

Their principal obstacle to accession to the EU has been their corruption top to bottom in their government, in their society.

As Senator Markey said, the lungs of the world.

I will reinforce the U.S. commitment to strengthening democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Brazil and throughout the hemisphere.

We want them to be admitted to the EU. We want them to be able to meet the transparency standards which the rest of the EU, in fact, does comply with.

Thank you, Ms. Brink, for your long career, and I think you are much needed and are going to do a great job in Ukraine.

I will affirm our confidence in Brazil's democratic institutions and electoral system, and the importance of maintaining public trust in that system ahead of Brazil's October national elections.

My fear is that Ukraine is going to win the war and lose the peace.

One of the most remarkable things about this effort is the President's, the Secretary's, and others bringing together this remarkable coalition to push back against Russia's war of choice

I think we can face this very enormous challenge.

It is my honor to be here today to introduce Alan Leventhal, nominated to be the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.

I'm concerned that successive U.S. administrations have put human rights on the backburner.

The only viable path forward for the DPRK is through diplomacy.

I share the same concerns that the Chairman has regarding what we heard today about these thousands of people that are in prison camps.

I urge swift confirmation for Ambassador Kennedy to this new and critical post.

She embodies the strength, integrity, poise, and humor that is necessary to serve our country in consequential times.

I just want to make sure that you are going to work to ensure that no PEPFAR implementer discriminates against LGBTQI persons through such conversion theory.

This is a turning point in world history that we are living through right now and we have to learn the lessons and implement a plan.

The protests that have brought millions of Africans across the continent into the streets demanding democracy, demanding accountability for their government, that shows all of us that that demand for democracy is alive and well and in all…