Ed Markey actually said...

"More than one year has passed since BP's blown out well finally stopped spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but Congress has not enacted a single legislative reform in response to the worst environme..."

"The facts are in. And it is well past time for this Committee and this Congress to enact comprehensive legislation to ensure that we prevent a similar disaster in the future."

"We need to ensure that there are sufficient financial incentives in place to deter oil companies from cutting corners."

"That fine, obviously, does not even begin to approach the amount needed to be a deterrent against a repeat of this tragedy."