Edward Markey actually said...

"You think that Congress should consider raising them much higher in order to ensure that the oil companies pay a price when people die, when businesses are crushed, when the environment is destroyed, ..."

"Unfortunately, the monetary penalties associated with these violations, which led to the worst environmental disaster in American history, would amount to only $21 million for BP and $12 million for H..."

"there was no consultative process on the second panel whatsoever."

"As the Democratic spill response bill would do, we need to hold these companies responsible for their actions, and we need to ensure that the agencies here today are working to implement the safety re..."