Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I think it is kind of a breath of realism that is being discussed today."

"Today in America we are being overtaken by congestion."

"For this rich country of ours to be in its state is unacceptable by any measure."

"Congestion is so bad that you almost cannot go anyplace where there is a significant roadbed that does not have more traffic by far than it used to have."