Edward Markey actually said...

that is a sign, is it not, of success, that now the oil industry is viewing the Gulf of Mexico has a place where they want to drill.

Markey points out the increase in drilling rigs as a sign of industry confidence.

05/08/2012

More Edward Markey Quotes

Will a final agreement include Parchin, so that we can be sure that there is no clandestine activity occurring at that site?

We have created 80,000 new clean energy jobs. We are going to 90,000 by the end of this year.

We import 30 percent of our oil, sir, and we are talking about exporting oil while we are still importing 30 percent.

Since the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative went into effect, Massachusetts has reduced its greenhouse by 14 percent.