Edward Markey actually said...

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

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 ...

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

That fine, obviously, does not even begin to approach the amount needed to be a deterrent against a repeat of this tragedy.