James Inhofe actually said...

"I am very concerned about the shipbuilding industrial base, and strongly believe that if we lose these folks who have spent several decades in this business, our national defense is at risk."

"you just can't tell me that maintaining unused, vacant Federal properties at $25 million a year is more important than reauthorizing a highway bill."

"if we don't find any new revenue in the trust fund, we are looking at a 90 percent cut in the program in less than 8 months."

"the main thing we are supposed to be doing here is defense and infrastructure."