Ed Markey actually said...

"Is this because more and more of the oil we are extracting today is coming from hard-to-reach sources like deep ocean drilling, shale, and tar sands?"

"In order to create a higher octane fuel that allows engines to run more efficiently, petroleum refiners add benzene-based aromatic hydrocarbons known as BTEX."

"All politics is local."

"We are concerned about the carcinogen effects of BTEX. We are also concerned about the toxic impacts of aldehydes."