Whether it is our cars, our thermostats or our household appliances, if these personal devices are connected to the Internet, they are a potential privacy threat, consumers’ most sensitive information is collected and turned into dossiers that are pure gold in the hands of marketers and pitchmen. We need strong, legally enforceable rules … to ensure personal information is protected.

Ed Markey

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We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future... by Ed Markey

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

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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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Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.

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Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an... by Ed Markey

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

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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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The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault on the protection of the rights of people who work in the fields of our country, in the factories of our country, in the offices of our country.

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If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply become what we have beheld.

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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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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 segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than t... by Ed Markey

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

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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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People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.

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My thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of marathon runners, onlookers, city officials and others affected by this senseless tragedy.

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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in to... by Ed Markey

The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

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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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I have no confidence whatsoever in BP. I think that they do not k... by Ed Markey

I have no confidence whatsoever in BP. I think that they do not know what they are doing.

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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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Cigars are no safe alternative act. by Ed Markey

Cigars are no safe alternative act.

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You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobi... by Ed Markey

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

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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.

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