Mike Simpson actually said...

"The people are even less ready and willing now than in the recent past."

"It appears to be on life support in the Senate, and I do not believe it could pass the House again today."

"the people are saying, why are we spending this ungodly amount of money to reduce our arsenic levels from twelve to ten and sometimes eleven to ten."

"At some point in time we have got to say, 'have we lost our minds?'"