Honorable Ed Markey
United States Representative, Massachusetts
Representative Markey was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1976. In the 109th Congress, he served on the Homeland Security, the Resources Committee, and the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he was the ranking minority member on the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. The following is excerpted from the December 9, 2006, House floor debate on passage of the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act conference report. Thisbill that we are considering is a historic mistake, a mistake that will comeback to haunt the United States and the world. India hasrefused…