Ed Markey

But if Canada's regulations are not found to be as protective as ours, the MMPA actually requires that the U.S. ban Canadian seafood imports.

Since the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, no marine mammals have gone extinct.

And people have a right to say no at any point, that's the way it should be.

In light of the court decisions, it's time to go back, redo the rules, and get back out into the marketplace to protect consumers.

Callers must have affirmative permission from the consumer before using autodialers.

Yes. Right. So it sounds like the 'Me Too' movement here. Consent once is consent forever, huh?

Consent is the bedrock of the TCPA, and while technology may change, that key principle does not.

I think that the Federal Communications Commission needs to take that action as soon as possible to stop the use of these technologies that harass consumers.

So you can make a lot of money compromising the privacy of families all across America.

I am the author of that law, which you are charged with violating.

The FCC's obligation is to adapt to changing technologies and ensure consumers have robust enforceable protections.

People don't want to have the phone start ringing at 7 at night and go all night long.

The interruption to consumers comes the moment the phone starts to ring, whether it's during dinner or it's at a time when you're on the go.

But here's what I would say, because I led a letter with 14 of my Senate colleagues today calling on Chairman Pai at the FCC to adopt key protections.

You represent nearly 100 million reasons why we need robust protections from the epidemic of robocalls and robotexts afflicting the Nation.

It is almost as though they have put the fox in the chicken coop.

Scott Pruitt's record is very clear; it is to remove protections to ensure that families are not exposed to pollutants.

The Clean Water Act is very clear, to protect families against polluted water.

So this would be par for the course for Scott Pruitt, another dirty attack on clean water, on clean air.

To redefine and undermine the EPA's authority here would be a blatant assault on public health and the health of our environment.

So you think there is only a 1 percent chance that they are hitting civilians. Is that what you are saying?

When we provide refueling service to Saudi coalition aircraft, do we have any say in the operation that those aircraft are conducting?

Iran's arming of the Yemeni rebels with ballistic missiles a growing threat, which I think poses a significant danger not just to Saudis and Emiratis, but poses a risk to us.

It is clear that we need to rebuild smarter, stronger, and better equipped to adapt to the demands of a changing climate.

There is a religious struggle there, and I do not think that any demonization by any American of Muslims in general, those being not respectful of human dignity, human rights, is very important.