Edward Markey actually said...

"Isn't it true that the settlement merely required the Fish and Wildlife Service to make final decisions by a certain date as to whether or not the candidate species warranted listing?"

"So in essence they were just saying get your job done, set deadlines, get to work, get finished, right?"

"Not one species would have been listed under the Endangered Species Act during the Bush administration without citizen petitions."

"Citizen suits provide a mechanism for the public to ensure that agencies meet statutory deadlines."