Ed Markey

Are we talking handful, dozens or more in terms of the totality of all nuclear power plants in the country?

Are you familiar with the pathways which the Russians used to try to penetrate our nuclear power plants?

It is your opinion that the nuclear power plant operators in America are, in fact, using the state of the art cyber protections?

Do you find any resistance from nuclear utility executives to constantly spending the money to have the update to ensure the plants have the state of the art, March 2018, cyber security built into their nukes?

Are the American nuclear power plants prepared to deal with Russian attacks on our power plant system?

I want to follow down this cyber trail because obviously the Department of Homeland Security has, in fact, released a report showing the Russians hacked into our power infrastructure including nuclear power plants.

We do not need nuclear weapons to become part of the situation.

Each and every part of the Trump administration has a responsibility to give Congress frequent updates with regard to the progress of those negotiations.

This is about a clandestine nuclear weapons program on their ground. It is extremely dangerous.

Well, President Trump is now saying that he is likely to end the Iran nuclear deal.

The reason this issue is so important to me is that, of course, the Atomic Energy Act requires the President to keep the Senate 'fully and currently informed of any initiative or negotiations relating to a new or amended agreement for…

There can be no more important thing you are going to be doing this year than reviewing the 123 agreement and know whether or not your staff is in a meeting with the Saudis on this type of agreement.

I remain deeply concerned by reports that the Trump administration is attempting to negotiate a civil nuclear 123 agreement with Saudi Arabia that may compromise on important nuclear nonproliferation controls as it tries to secure a…

It is many more than a handful?

It is not a handful?

Justice delayed is justice denied. The longer this goes on, the more endangered the public is.

It is unacceptable. It is just unacceptable. Finish the rulemaking. Make it permanent. Send clear signals.

Simply put, we have far too many Takata air bags on the roads years after national recalls began.

As of the third quarter of 2017, less than one-half of the 50 million defective Takata air bags currently under recall have been repaired.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Ranking Member Blumenthal, for this incredibly important hearing.

Last week, in response to the outcry, a group of Massachusetts lawmakers, led by Senator Ed Markey, blasted the shipments and called on the Federal Government to stop them.

If industries emit dangerously high levels of hazardous chemicals, they should be reporting that under CERCLA.

The farmers are left to muddle through the issues themselves, without getting the full cooperation from the Trump EPA.

Unfortunately, the bill we are considering here would permanently keep the public from understanding where that pollution is coming from by removing reporting requirements.

According to the CDC, these emissions can cause 'chemical burns to the respiratory tract, skin, and eyes; chronic lung disease; and even death.'