Honorable Edward Markey
United States Representative, Massachusetts, Democrat
Representative Markey, of the Seventh District of Massachusetts, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. He sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Homeland Security Committee, and the Natural Resources Committee. He is also Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The following is from the July 17, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 6515, the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act. I think we know why we…
