Edward Markey actually said...

"President Nixon created an Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, saying that we must preserve 'the earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.'"

"These laws have saved countless lives and billions of dollars in health costs and created an expectation that the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we use are safe."

"Everyone should also agree that adding so many layers to the rulemaking process that it becomes paralyzed will result in the erosion of the important public health protections Congress intended these ..."

"This dwarfs any terrorist threat to the United States. This is what is going to kill people, tens of thousands, ultimately hundreds of thousands of Americans."