John Garamendi actually said...

"The arguments made by the National Science Foundation are important and perhaps provide us with the final answer."

"Within the next 6 months, this committee and Congress are going to have to make some final decisions about the icebreakers."

"Just a final comment. A couple of decisions are going to have to be made by us..."

"If you're going to build an icebreaker, build a heavy because it can do the job of the medium as well."