Ed Markey

Recently, Amazon's facial scanning technology recognition misidentified 28 Members of Congress, including me and Congressman John Lewis.

We don't need to pass weak laws in Washington that override strong laws in California or Massachusetts or other states.

So with Earth sciences, NASA does not have to choose between the inspirational and the practical.

Small investments in a timely fashion would make it possible for NASA to work smarter not harder.

Are you considering any options that would preserve the Technology Directorate?

I was told that I should be like one of them. I cannot be. They have a gift and they give that gift to the United States when they go to work at NASA.

People should have a right to knowledge that information is being gathered about them.

I try when I am speaking about the future to ensure that the past is properly represented in this hearing and in all other places that I go to.

But as we strive to reach faraway planets and see beyond the stars, we cannot neglect our understanding of our own tiny, little blue dot that we live on.

Unfortunately, down the park, I had to drop this accent and sound more like the other boys down at Debber Park in Waltham.

Do you agree that the Technology Directorate does invaluable basic research in advancement areas other than human space exploration?

And that is why Houston and Boston are linked historically in this mission that we are trying to advance here today.

I hope to continue to see NASA prioritize the earth science and technology development that could help us all better understand the threats posed by climate change emission.

The space program is a testament to what we can achieve together.

The President's budget request proposed to merge the Space Technology Mission Directorate into the Human Exploration Directorate.

The past in Boston is never in the past. The past is always today as well.

The growth of our science in education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment by new techniques of learning and mapping and observation.

The events that led up to the disaster would have never occurred if there were technological stopgap measures on the pipeline in place by Columbia Gas.

Columbia Gas' deficiencies are more than a litany of shortcomings. They are a roadmap to disaster and that's exactly what we saw on September 13th.

We run toward the flames as everyone else is running away from the flames

We want to make sure that you're following the standards that are out there.

It's going to raise privacy issues and it's going to raise cybersecurity issues, right?

I think that the traditional partnerships or certainly in funding approaches are things we need to consider.

As we modernize the infrastructure, put sensors on the roads, it's going to be very expensive.

Just following up on Senator Tester's question, again my father was a truck driver. He was a milkman.