Edward Markey actually said...

This is not about the Obama Administration slow walking permits. This is about oil company recklessness.

There is not a 'de facto moratorium,' only a Republican moratorium on the facts.

I also intend to take legislative action to reverse President Obama's imposition of an offshore drilling moratorium outside the Gulf of Mexi...

They were absolutely irresponsible, and their irresponsibility is something that goes to their safety record.