Mike Simpson actually said...

"I was wondering if it was when Mr. Hobson was chairman. I was wondering if it was when Visclosky was chairman."

"I guess one of my concerns is last year during the budget negotiation or the appropriation negotiations on this bill my argument was now is not the time to drop out of this and withdraw our funding fr..."

"What do we have to do to the Federal Government to say, hey, pay more attention here?"

"That was hard coming out, wasn't it? President Bush."