Markwayne Mullin actually said...

"But because the Federal funding has so many strings attached, and there are so many hoops that you have to jump through, a lot of these small towns, they just don't have the ability to do it."

"I think a lot of people take that for granted, too."

"Public-private partnership is something that might be able to work."

"We all face unique challenges, being from the Midwest and rural States like Oklahoma, North Dakota."