Ed Markey

I want to extend a special thanks to Senator Romney for taking on the Ranking Member role of this Subcommittee.

I look forward to working with you, Senator Romney, as we take on the challenges and the opportunities in this region.

Senator Cory Gardner and I had a great working relationship on this subcommittee during our 4-year partnership.

China is engaged in a worldwide effort to say that democracy does not work and that the world should adopt autocracy.

Secretary Blinken committed to me that he would oversee an interagency process to determine whether the crimes committed by the Burmese military against the Rohingya constitute a genocide.

We will continue to work with our partners in Congress to thwart the military's efforts to return the country to its isolated and repressive past.

I have repeatedly called on the United States Government to do the same.

I want to extend a special thanks to Senator Mitt Romney for taking on the ranking member role of this subcommittee.

I am really looking forward to partnering with him over the next couple of years.

I think that is very important.

I wish you and I wish everyone a happy St. Patrick's Day. It is a big day for celebration up in Boston and all of Massachusetts and all across the country and the world. On St. Patrick's Day, everyone is Irish. So I wish everyone a happy…

But one thing I do not ever want to see us do is trade out other priorities to get them on board.

May I also ask you, Dr. Economy, how do we balance these interests? We need China on climate change, on nuclear nonproliferation. But at the same time, they are engaging in activities against the Uighurs, and in Hong Kong that are…

I am firmly in the camp that says we should not be trading out any issues of importance to us to try to garner Chinese support on climate change.

Senator Cory Gardner and I introduced the landmark Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, which was passed into law in 2018 and has since provided $2.5 billion per year towards initiatives in the areas of security, economic development, human…

That does not mean we should not take advantage of opportunities to partner with China on climate change.

These investments are meant to cement the United States place in the Indo-Pacific, allowing us to work with our regional allies and partners to compete effectively with China and advance the mission of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The utility industry has already met that standard here in 2021 that was the Obama standard in 2030.

A national climate bank would be something that could be used to help the financing for sustainable projects for clean energy projects.

A clean energy standard is going to be absolutely essential to ensure that we create the right metrics to guarantee that we meet the high standards, which are going to be necessary in order to match the magnitude of the problem.

We need the United States to exercise its historic moral, political, economic leadership, and we are going to do that.

I am interested to hear how you think the United States can better support the Burmese people in their push for democracy following the military coup.

We are going to have your back throughout this entire ordeal.

Chelsea, Massachusetts is just a perfect example of where it is just the most densely populated city in New England.

That is why I signed onto the EPA Workers Bill of Rights, to fight for scientific integrity and healthy working conditions.