"I would like to follow up on these agreements."
"But, now, of course, if I had signed an agreement, I might find it politically difficult to agree to any modification that reduced spending, reduced employment in my area, and would even minutely redu..."
"But, you would admit that, just a few years ago, the high-side estimate for the cleanup was $180 billion, I believe, and now the high-side estimate is $260 billion."
"I think--of course it's a benefit in cleaning up, but I'm talking about the economy and the productivity of the Nation is not much enhanced by this effort."
"It's difficult for me to imagine how it could be spent effectively in the short timeframe it's been suggested it would be spent."
"The final bill, at a staggering $1.2 trillion, is the largest single expenditure in our Nation's history."
"Nothing comes from nothing. The money spent should compete with other energy environmental concerns."
"I certainly hope that we're not locked into some sort of agreement we made 30 years ago."
"Could I interrupt?"
"We've gone from having a plan to having no plan. That's what Senator McCain has complained about, and I think he's correct."
"I consider the amount of money we're talking about unacceptable. $260 billion is unacceptable."