Markwayne Mullin actually said...

"It is a lot of political science versus sound science."

"I appreciate you coming in here. Obviously you are rather popular today in this meeting, and you have got a tough situation."

"I want to work with you however possible. So if you run up against hurdles that my office can be helpful with, would you please reach out to us?"

"If we are going to raise taxes on trucks, heavy trucks, and we don't dedicate all of it to truck projects, then we should also increase taxes at a commensurate level for passenger vehicles."