Edward Markey actually said...

Repealing the depletion allowance for hardrock mining would save the taxpayer almost $800 million a year.

I think that is directly pertinent because they both offered an alternative to the proposal which the majority has before the Committee.

I believe it should remain an unmolested U.S. wilderness sanctuary, public land used for outdoors recreation by world citizens.

The 1872 Mining Law is perhaps the grandfather of all anti-environmental giveaways.