Ed Markey actually said...

"Over the past 10 years in the leasing of the last 10 leases in the Gulf of Mexico dating back to August of 2005, the Interior Department has offered more than 39,000 tracts to oil companies to drill."

"I am concerned that the plan does include new lease sales off of Alaska even though the oil industry has not effectively proven that they can respond to a spill in the icy, harsh conditions offshore i..."

"The great irony is that it is the Republican Majority that is blocking access to the real resources American people need right now, additional revenue to reduce our budget deficit."

"The Arctic sales are scheduled late in the five-year period to facilitate further scientific study and data collection and longer term planning for spill response preparedness and infrastructure."