Edward Markey actually said...

I want to commend Congressman Markey for his legislation that I believe was introduced yesterday for taking on some of these subjects.

This has to end, and the supercommittee can do something about this with the Natural Resource Committee's help.

The 1872 Mining law allows corporations to take valuable minerals such as gold, silver and copper from our land for free.

Even when taxpayers are getting some return for our oil and gas resources, we are still not receiving our fair share.