Edward Markey actually said...

it was where all the contaminated wells were, where all this residue had just been left behind.

What they did was they really harbored an animus toward the Superfund program, and they just began defunding.

I just hope we don't have to repeat history again, because there are too many people depending upon us.

sorry, not enough room on the lifeboat, and you are just going to have to stay onboard here.