Edward Markey actually said...

"That is your essential concern, to protect the health and well-being of families in our country?"

"The principal reason why we are here is mountaintop removal mining, and it is one of the single most environmentally destructive practices on Earth."

"So that is why it is hard to understand why people would object to this."

"So would the Department's proposed Stream Protection Rule protect the environment and local communities by reducing the number of streams that are buried or adversely affected?"