Edward Markey actually said...

"I worry that something like this just wipes them out or puts them on such a downward path that they can't recover."

"I think that it is absolutely imperative that there be some price which is paid for what has happened."

"So thank you. We're going to give them an A+ to the people from Merrimack Valley----"

"the standard which is applied right now is inadequate. There should be a more prescriptive, a more detailed set of regulations"