Edward Markey actually said...

Is there a chance that the rig could sink if they cannot get close enough to fight the fire?

Markey questions the risk of the rig sinking during the fire.

07/23/2013

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But the coal industry said NO. And Republicans said NO. They said NO to innovation.

New replaces old. Efficient replaces wasteful. Clean replaces dirty. High tech replaces low tech. Our country benefits when this happens.

For the first three months of 2012, coal only produced 36 percent of the electricity in the country.

We were offering the same opportunity to the coal industry in the Waxman-Markey bill.