Ed Markey actually said...

"For example, currently, the maximum fine that BLM can issue for a major violation, for something like drilling without a blowout preventer or drilling without a permit is only $5,000."

"If the Majority is interested in increasing oil production on Federal lands, they should support this legislation, get the companies to stop sitting and start drilling, if that is what they want."

"If a fine of $40,000 per day is not a sufficient financial deterrent, it is clear, and I agree with you, that a fine of $5,000 for a serious violation like not having a blowout preventer would not be ..."

"Yet, the Republican Majority is threatening to raise taxes on the wind industry this year, which would jeopardize those projects and many others, and could kill 37,000 clean energy jobs."