Ed Markey

The will is infinite, but the execution is confined.

I think we'll reach a point where reconciliation and repeal of the filibuster is on the table and it will be the doing of the Republican Party.

My feeling is that we have to be big, we have to be bold. We have to respond to what the American people voted for last year. And if the Republicans say, no climate, then I say no deal.

Nothing that is climate-centered will be allowed by the Republicans to be in the infrastructure bill.

Ultimately, we are going to need every Democrat. And I think ultimately, it's going to be a product of the failure of these negotiations to produce anything that matches the magnitude of the climate crisis, which we are facing.

The filibuster has to go. It is a relic of a Jim Crow past and is now being used to block the agenda, which our country voted for last November with a Democratic House, Senate and President.

Well, I've said all year long that we have to repeal the filibuster. The Republicans are using that, as you already said, to block gun safety legislation from passing, from blocking equal pay for women in the United States from passing…

If I may, in terms of international law, it is legal for asylum seekers to present themselves at the United States border for processing.

I think it is absolutely imperative that the United States Government stand up to make sure that their names are known and that they know that they are going to have the United States Government on their side.

When you were here last, you committed to oversee an interagency process to determine whether the atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Burma constitutes genocide.

I have had extensive conversations with the Burmese activists, members of the national unity Government, and NGOs who argue strongly that we can cut off this funding to the military without major negative impacts to the people of Burma…

Since then, the same military leaders who orchestrated atrocities against the Rohingya have seized power in a violent coup against the elected Government.

We do not want to change our policy on asylum.

I think the more that can be done on an expedited basis would be the better.

SBIR programs, and STTR programs have been absolutely incredible in Massachusetts, but in every state in the union as being incubators that have led to massive job creation in our country.

We have a great opportunity here with President Biden's American Jobs Plan to really help small businesses in our country.

My hope is that this is the beginning of a new era and that we are going to be able to build on this to have a much larger infrastructure bill.

I just want to agree with Senator Cardin that there is much more to be done, and the American Jobs Act does lay out the framework for what needs to be done.

This isn't creating just isolated bike paths. This is actually connecting everything together, so that there is kind of an interoperability of our transportation system, especially for those that need it the most.

This amendment is a bipartisan proposal I am making for myself and Senator Sullivan.

Environmental justice, Dr. Freedhoff, how can we ensure that it is built into every single part of the activities taken by this Administration?

I sort of see it as a win-win-win. It is a win for the environment, it is a win for jobs, and it is a win for the children and the teachers who are in those schools every day.

I am planning on reintroducing the Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act.

When I entered Congress, I had Chelsea, which was the poorest and most vulnerable community in New England, had huge exposure to lead.

The other side of the coin is, it is a job creator for construction, painting, and other occupations that will have to go in and do this work.