Edward Markey actually said...

"There is not a 'de facto moratorium,' only a Republican moratorium on the facts."

"This is not about the Obama Administration slow walking permits. This is about oil company recklessness."

"Given your job don't you think you should have looked at those safety record recommendations?"

"Are we going to learn anything from the BP disaster? Is this Committee going to do anything to prevent such an accident from happening again?"