Ed Markey: “In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, we have heard that the workers aboard the rig had safety concerns. But…”

“In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, we have heard that the workers aboard the rig had safety concerns. But in the end, they were powerless to stop the cascading string of bad decisions by BP that led to the disaster. They clearly feared for the loss of their jobs and of their livelihoods. Our legislation will protect these brave Paul Reveres in the oil industry who sound alarms in the future. I thank Chairman Miller for his historic work on this legislation. I thank all of the Members who are focusing on this issue, so that people who stand up to protect the safety of workers do not have to lose their jobs.”