Ed Markey actually said...

"we are not seeing the same attention being paid to that as we saw to the sea lion issue with 3,000 salmon total on the West Coast."

"Mr. Chairman, if I may."

"You want to persecute the agency that is asking for help, and then claim that you are persecuted because they are not moving more quickly."

"I think that you have to give President Obama some credit for degree of credibility, and having the worst environmental disaster of all time."