Ed Markey

"You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas."

"Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education."

"Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future."

"Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology, without compromising safety or comfort at all."

"The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years."

"The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel."

"We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones."