Trent Lott: “I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.”

we are working on when we are going to be able to get this up. I have a couple of points. One, we have a catch- 22. Our Members want to make sure they have a chance to offer amendments, and we want to do that. At the same time, our…

I do think that the congestion problem is going to continue to grow until we begin to make tougher decisions.

First of all, there's going to be an election and the numbers will be different come this fall. And you're going to need leadership from the President and from the leaders in the Congress.

Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.