Ed 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 ..."

"Our nation's Federal Helium Reserve supplies nearly HALF of the helium used in the United States and roughly a THIRD of all the helium used globally."

"This is an issue that should rise above partisanship."

"the looming national crisis for this important gas must not be taken lightly."