Ben Cardin actually said...

"My, I guess, major concern is that as you look at the historical way that we have financed transportation programs using a gasoline tax..."

"I think some of us get concerned as to whether we are delaying fiscal reality as far as making sure the revenues are there to finance a 6-year program."

"Well, and I am just going to underscore the point that the transportation funding proposals in the past have enjoyed broader support because it is called a user fee."

"I am for creative financing, for leveraging the best that we can particularly as it relates to the private sector."