Honorable Edward J. 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 is a member of the Commerce Committee and the Resources Committee. The following is from the House floor debate of October 29, 1997, on H.R. 1270, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997.As George Gershwin might say: "It’s very clear: plutonium is here to stay. Not for a year, but forever and a day. The Rockies may crumble. Yucca may tumble. They’re only made of clay. But plutonium…
