Edward Markey actually said...

"We are producing more now than we have in eight years in the United States, and very importantly, we are at a 12-year low in our imports."

"I just think the fine structure, the monetary penalties are woefully out of date."

"Do you think that an average of $135 per incident is adequate to serve as a deterrent or do you believe the fines should be higher and that the statute should reflect that?"

"oil companies currently hold 38 million acres of public land, onshore, but are not producing on 68 percent of that land."