Jim Inhofe: “Now, let's be sure we understand this. We are paying taxpayers money to get people to lobby us, and this is a concept…”

I am concerned that the Department of Transportation may not award or may unfairly limit future grant funding to eligible projects simply because those projects do not meet the Administration's overarching policy goals.

Senators Vitter, Crapo, Alexander, and I sent a letter to Senator Lautenberg yesterday expressing our disappointment that Republicans' sincere effort to work on a bipartisan TSCA reform had been rebuffed.

Yes, I think it has.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. NDAA