Edward Markey actually said...

"Oil shale is not a viable resource in the West. It is simply a Wall Street speculation on our public lands."

"I believe the Markey bill, which would create an annual production incentive fee to ensure that industry uses these resources it already has in hand, would do just that."

"The bill today that offers up oil shale as an answer to our current economic woes does not really pass the real test, much less achieve any of the stated goals of this Subcommittee."

"the legislation which Mr. Holt and I and the Democrats have introduced would raise $18 billion to--and it would be used to pave over--to pave the roads of our country."