Edward Markey actually said...

"the BLM should adopt policies that open its crude helium sales to a broader array of buyers and make the process of establishing the selling price of crude helium from the Federal helium reserve more ..."

"And Mr. Garcia-Diaz, would the legislation that we have introduced address the three urgent issues identified by the GAO: one, how the helium program will be funded after 2013; two, the price at which..."

"I think the auction process will bring a higher rate, and it will open up more bidders, and open up the market to more people."

"We must establish a helium pricing mechanism that sends a clear signal to private markets that alternative helium supplies are needed before we exhaust the BLM Reserve."