April 12, 2010

A wise man once said, “Great ideas originate in the muscles.” That man, Thomas Edison, launched the original electricity revolution. As Congress moves to end our addiction to foreign oil, we would also be wise to look to the muscle of the American worker.

The comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation — the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act — that passed the House with bipartisan support last year is a jobs-generator and a money-saver that offers a solution to our energy, national security and economic challenges.

By investing in clean energy jobs that can’t be shipped overseas, our bill rests on the foundation of a compromise reached with a diverse group of business leaders, labor unions, consumer groups and environmental organizations who worked with us to craft legislation that will unleash private-sector investment in clean energy and efficiency technologies that will save families and businesses money.

April 11, 2010

A sloppily written law passed by Congress 15 years ago has cost the country several billion dollars in lost oil royalties in the Gulf of Mexico and threatens to cost the country billions more. Representative Edward Markey has been trying to fix the law. He argues that the profit-rich oil companies are absconding with money that rightly belongs to American taxpayers.

Watch Ed on Channel 5's "On The Record"

April 11, 2010

• Ed discusses health care reform, air cargo security and net neutrality in this segment
• Ed discusses the census, off-shore drilling, gas prices and the energy bill in this segment