James Inhofe actually said...

"Delaying completion of that project would not only cause additional costs, but certainly you could expect to have additional accidents, both personal injury and maybe even fatalities."

"it would have been such an easy thing at that time to do, that we didn't do it. We just don't want to make that mistake again."

"even at the full funding, it is not adequate. And that is coming from a conservative. And I feel strongly about that."

"It will be virtually impossible to pass unless we are able to do that."