Edward Markey actually said...

"So would the Department's proposed Stream Protection Rule protect the environment and local communities by reducing the number of streams that are buried or adversely affected?"

"The principal reason why we are here is mountaintop removal mining, and it is one of the single most environmentally destructive practices on Earth."

"And you consider that to be your responsibility, to protect against deadly toxic materials going into streams, going into rivers in America?"

"The streams in the Appalachian region are the headwaters for the drinking water supply for tens of millions of Americans."