Bruce Westerman actually said...

"The higher rates will put a disproportional burden on low- and fixed-income residents in my district."

"they're in the business of picking winners and losers, and I appreciate your comments when I was here about this adversely affecting low-income people"

"I would hate for investors to come in and see this huge increase in electrical rates and decide to move their manufacturing somewhere else."

"The obvious negative effects are direct loss of several hundred highways jobs and an economic loss of $500 to $600 million per year."