Ed Markey

It does not pose a threat? Thank you. That is the answer. It does not pose a threat.

We do need laws. We need laws passed by this body. We have to ban targeted ads.

The chilling truth, unfortunately, continues to just be that in the absence of regulation, that big tech has become a threat to our democracy, our society, and to the children in our country.

Your Statement makes crystal clear that self-regulation is not an option for parents and children in the United States of America.

Parents should see a stop sign when it sees Instagram.

I do strongly support Federal regulation, not industry regulation, when it comes to youth safety.

32 percent of teen girls say that when they feel bad about their bodies, Instagram makes them feel worse.

I think it is important, again, that when Joe Biden became president the pipeline was over 90 percent complete already.

All of that oil that is coming into our country is something that, I am sure, causes real bemusement to Putin.

My concern here is that we understand this and that we start to think about how we can use those oil imports that go to the United States as a weapon back at Russia as well.

I want to discuss our own complicity in contributing to the financial engine powering Putin's destabilizing behavior, our addiction to Russian oil in the United States.

Well, then, from my perspective, check the box exercises aren't enough. This needs to be a process that takes into account the accuracy of those plans, not just the completion of those plans.

Our independent nuclear safety regulator would serve as a glorified filing cabinet.

Is there a requirement to consider and respond to public comments? Is there a requirement to have public hearings on this decommissioning process?

I fear the NRC now stands for Not Recognizing Concerns.

Otherwise, we wind up closing the barn door after the horse is out, gone, and died of old age.

I just urge you to continue to reach out to those civil society leaders in Haiti because, ultimately, they have the vision which is going to be necessary to just change this underlying historical dynamic which exists there.

We have to tackle the issues of climate resiliency and solutions for climate-displaced persons, which is just going to increase as each year goes by.

Therefore, I reintroduced legislation this year that aims to create a U.S. resettlement pathway for climate-displaced persons, given the United States bears an outsized responsibility for fueling global warming.

I urge you to continue to elevate it as an issue, to drive it at the National Security Council as an issue that has to be addressed.

On the subject of climate change, the science is clear on the fact that climate change is an underlying driver of widespread humanitarian crisis and displacement throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

I share your concern regarding the role of China at the IDB and if confirmed, I will exercise the United States' voice and vote at the IDB in partnership with like-minded countries to uphold IDB's strategic priorities--social inclusion…

The amendment that I will offer, assuming we move ahead, is the mother of all sanctions on Russia, swift and a whole host of other elements, which, clearly, get to the heart of Putin, his pocket, and his cronies.

I applaud the administration for setting a goal to vaccinate 70 percent of the world by next September.

The importance of this mission is clear, as we have all observed the fragility and foreign dependence of the medical supply chain that Americans depend on.