Rep. Edward J. Markey (MA-D)
Honorable Edward J. MarkeyUnited States Representative, Massachusetts, DemocratRepresentative 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 is the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. He also sits on the Resources Committee and the Select Committee on Homeland Security. The following is from the March 11, 2004, House floor debate on H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act.At the outset, I would like to…