Roy Blunt actually said...

"So the combination of the cuts a normal district would take plus the sort of payment in lieu of tax revenue, the Impact Aid money that we give."

"So once again, we are not prioritizing. We are saying this is taking us by surprise."

"I am confused by the idea that there appear to be no spending cuts that can be taken."

"I hope one thing surely we're getting out of this is that there are still terrorists in the world and they still want to do us harm."