Ed Markey actually said...

"You want to persecute the agency that is asking for help, and then claim that you are persecuted because they are not moving more quickly."

"I think that you have to give President Obama some credit for degree of credibility, and having the worst environmental disaster of all time."

"The researchers found that there have been potentially dangerous changes in this one species that may indicate the presence of a much larger problem."

"We should ensure that there is proper monitoring of the Gulf ecosystem so that we are ready to adapt to possible impacts of the spill on fish and other species."