Richard Burr actually said...

"I want to tell you how anxious I am to work with you in your new capacity."

"Any concern by you or any of your colleagues here today whether the $800 million threshold can be met?"

"I appreciate that and I appreciate your diligence at making sure that communities get what, in fact, they deserve."

"So, is the lesson to Congress that if we are looking at divvying out stimulus money that is more immediate from a standpoint of its need, we probably should not do maintenance projects?"