Edward Markey actually said...

"It is time to hold these companies fully accountable for this spill."

"I think there needs to be a very significant increase."

"The facts are in and it is well past time for this Committee and this Congress to enact comprehensive legislation to ensure that we prevent a similar disaster in the future."

"The Republican Majority has blocked all legislative action because they said they wanted to wait until all the facts were in before taking action to respond to the spill."