Honorable Ed Markey
United States Senator, Massachusetts, Democrat
Senator Markey was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1976 to 2012. He sits on the following committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; Foreign Relations; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The following is from the November 18, 2014, Senate floor debate on S. 2280, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. This debate is really about some simple, fundamental principles. Keystone is a Canadian export line. That is what the oil is going to do. It is…
