Ed Markey actually said...

"Unfortunately, drilling in the Arctic refuge would do very little to reduce our deficit in the next 10 years."

"The Republican Majority has opposed repealing unnecessary tax breaks for the oil and gas industry that would generate more than $43 billion over the next 10 years."

"The oil and gas industry is swimming profits while our country is swimming in debt."

"The top 5 oil companies have made $71 billion dollars just in the first six months of this year."