Quotes by Ed Markey

About Ed Markey:

Edward John "Ed" Markey is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in office since 2013. From 1976 to 2013 he served as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district. He previously served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976.
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The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel.

Ed Markey

Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language.

Ed Markey

You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.

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It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires.

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The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.

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Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.

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We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.

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Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.

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The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.

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However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reali...

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The segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than the segregated schools of the past.

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The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors, and the reports of acts of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other acts of maltreatment shock the conscience.

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Last year in a historic move, the state of New York passed the very first cigarette fire safety standard.

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We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette.

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In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre.

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Just this week, Syria broke off all relations with the United States military and the CIA.

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Well, as you know, General Motors does not make hybrids. Ford only made 4,000 hybrids last year.

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That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In the other hand, he's got his hand in the pocket of American consumers.

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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.

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Author Bio

  • NameEd Markey
  • Descriptionmember of the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
  • AliasesEdward John Markey; Edward Markey
  • BornJuly 11, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer