Rob Portman actually said...

"This is not an easy job. There are lots of challenges."

"I would just suggest we have a bipartisan proposal to do that, and we ought to move forward with it."

"The deferred maintenance backlog is something we all care deeply about and I appreciate the Chair and Ranking Member focusing on this during its second hundred years."

"I am encouraged to hear that. And as you know, we have made some progress recently getting some funds there."