Mike Simpson actually said...

"I went up one day to the Nez Perce reservation and they have a program that they are working with the University of Idaho on that does exactly what you are talking about."

"We can't do that. It puts a lot of pressure on the rest of the budget to do that and it does not fix the problem."

"We have got a $700 billion backlog. This means in 350 years we can address the backlog that exists today."

"We need to have a more ordered process of making sure we get the reauthorizations done."