Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Well, Madam Secretary, you have an enormous job, as we've just heard from the Secretary."

"You are firm without being a bully. You're intelligent without causing our allies... feeling like we're dismissing their needs."

"We have to do that, because it's very hard to close that barn door once the horse is gone and expect any kind of a result."

"We have to get balance in our transportation system."