Markwayne Mullin actually said...

"Why do we keep putting more and more strain on the backbone of our economy, on our truckers and small businesses?"

"The difference between your dollars and our dollars is your dollars are given to you by our tax dollars."

"Why are we putting more and more on their backs when they have been doing a pretty good job so far taking care of themselves?"

"Following the enactment of President Obama's sequester, and the failure of Congress to come together to resolve our budget crisis, it is necessary now more than ever for us to find commonsense solutio..."