Ed Markey

If Republicans were serious about ensuring that U.S. interests and resources were protected in the Arctic, they would end their opposition to ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.

Markey, Hon. Edward J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Grijalva The Acting CHAIR…

If it continues past 2013, my understanding in the law is that after 2013 all of this money goes back to BP.

This is a huge, unprecedented science experiment that took place at BP's hands dumping all the chemicals in with the oil.

I think that the Administration frankly, just as the Bush Administration was able to promulgate this 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 10 years ago, I think that the Administration in getting BP to do this I think was a major positive step.

I know of no case in history--I can't think of one--where a company voluntarily put up $20 billion to resolve claims.

Mr. Markey. I see. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Feinberg is from Brockton, Massachusetts, the home of Rocky Marciano, and while he doesn't shy away from a fight, Mr. Feinberg, he actually tries his best to find a peaceful resolution for every one of…

It wasn't like that at the beginning, as Congressman Bonner I am sure will remind me, but we have greatly accelerated this process.

I think that we have to do better by the shrimpers.

Everybody has a right to litigate.

I want to reiterate what Congressman Markey said. There has never been a program like the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.

It is imperative that we receive testimony from the top executives at these companies as this Committee evaluates the findings and recommendations in the government's report.

I have been quite critical of BP for many things associated with this spill, but here I believe the company did the right thing.

The focus of today's hearing is to examine the Compensation Fund set up for the residents of the Gulf Coast who were harmed by the BP spill.

The ten-year rebuilding plan was arbitrary in nature.

The key word there is voluntary, and this is voluntary.

I praise President Bush for implementing that. I embrace President Bush's goals on this.

The goal of all of this is to actually reduce regulations.

The National Ocean Policy put into place by President Obama's Executive Order is essentially the implementation of the recommendations made by the bipartisan and independent U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy in 2004 whose members were all…

What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. It has huge implications for the global system.

Once again, scientists have confirmed that global warming is real.

The National Ocean Policy clearly relies heavily on regional input and engagement.

It was President Reagan who declared that the United States has exclusive rights to the resources of the Exclusive Economic Zone.

The National Ocean Policy represents decades of bipartisan work from two oceans commissions.