George Voinovich actually said...

"That's not just chicken feed; that's $71 million."

"Gone are the days when public officials will be judged on how much they spend on a problem. Public officials will be judged on whether they can work harder and smarter and do more with less."

"The other one, of course, is the one I asked about last year, and that is there is a request for $3.6 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2010."

"So I'm getting at the need and if the substitute makes sense, because I'm sure the people from Michigan are unhappy about closing down one of those bases in Michigan."