Edward Markey actually said...

"The Republican majority has derided this effort to undo a Bush Administration parting gift to the mining industry."

"Mountaintop removal mining is one of the most environmentally destructive practices there is."

"Markey, Hon. Edward J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts."

"H.R. 3155 will PERMANENTLY strip the Interior Department of the power to protect lands around the Grand Canyon from uranium mining."