Markwayne Mullin actually said...

"For everybody to understand, it is a water port in Oklahoma. I know it is not thought about, but we actually have a port."

"We need flexibility if we are really going to go after the rural areas. It is an economic engine."

"One size does not fit all, and it will not fit all. And we need to give these States and these local municipalities and these rural waters flexibility to be able to do their job."

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