Edward Markey actually said...

"The ESA guards this bank, and ensures that rather than drawing down our principle, we will accrue interest by making economic development compatible with the survival and restoration of species."

"These bills are a relic of a bygone era."

"These legislations... seem really unnecessary to see that these companies and interests are unanswerable to the public."

"The Republican bills would elevate speed over safety, while opening new, huge swaths of new public land."