Barbara Boxer actually said...

"I hope we'll be able to hold it off, because stories like this help us make our case."

"I think the more basic question is, like, would a car that the brakes only worked 90 percent of the time, but didn't work 10 percent of the time, would that get approved?"

"I think that this S. 3213, which restores that trust fund for its stated purpose, is a very good thing to pull both sides together."

"I think it is extremely important for us to look at not only the levee safety issues and to provide the levels of protection, but to communicate them extremely clearly to the public."