Edward Markey actually said...

"It would put a barrier to anybody challenging decisions by essentially imposing a poll tax, or a speech tax."

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

"The failure of utilities to heed the advice of their own industry-controlled reliability organization raises serious questions."

"the findings are sobering. Many utilities reported that the electric grid is a target of daily cyber attacks."