Geburtsdatum | Donnerstag, 11. Juli 1946 |
Geburtsort | Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Edward John Markey (geboren am 11. Juli 1946) ist ein amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt, Politiker und ehemaliger Reservist der Armee, der seit 2013 als Junior-Senator der Vereinigten Staaten von Massachusetts fungiert. Als Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei war er von 1976 bis 2013 US-Abgeordneter für den 7. Kongressbezirk von Massachusetts. Zwischen dem Repräsentantenhaus und dem Senat hat Markey mehr als vier Jahrzehnte im Kongress verbracht. Außerdem war er von 1973 bis 1976 Mitglied des Repräsentantenhauses von Massachusetts. |
Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.
We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.
People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.
It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires.
You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
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.
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.
The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.
