Chuck Schumer actually said...

"would the rearrangement, if there is flexibility, affect economic growth in any real way"

"The economic impact would be the same. I think the damage it would do to important investments, from defense to education, would be wrong."

"It would not change the reduction and the estimates of reduction in growth if we just did all cuts?"

"It is not just in New York, but in many areas with tall buildings that might be targets of terrorism."