Sam Graves actually said...

"tearing down a levee that saved people and replacing it with one that didn't has got to be one of the biggest wastes of taxpayer dollars I have ever heard of."

"I encourage the committee to prioritize this important infrastructure project, ensuring that the products grown or manufactured in Kansas can make it quickly and efficiently to market."

"no community should have to go through the difficulties that Hamburg faced, simply to protect themselves from severe flooding."

"we can't continue to throw good money after bad."