Mike Simpson actually said...

"Maybe the most honest statement that has ever been made in Congress, you cannot afford us."

"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."