Barbara Boxer actually said...

"We cannot afford to send a signal to the Governors... that this would be a disaster."

"I like, I would like an appropriate increase in the Federal Fuel Tax, recognizing that you are collecting half of what you used to."

"the country trumps politics, that is where we have to go."

"I think their presence here today, and the eloquence of their testimony they gave us, and their commitment to stand by our side, is very strong."