"Why was this administration putting that out to begin with, if it wasn't politically driven?"
"In fact, if there is one common thread that I have heard in all these discussions, it centers in two areas."
"But let me tell you how stupid it is in my State as to how that listing works."
"We describe our area, the State, now as 'poverty with a view,' and that is what it has become."
"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?"
"Well, with, you know, respect to my colleague's comment about the electric vehicle, her and I have discussed this, my diesel truck more than pays her way."
"Obviously we want to continue our economic growth, and the only way we do that is being able to move our products from A to B."
"In order to move forward on any business, you have to invest in it."
"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."
"Party politics is causing this gridlock to begin with, and unfortunately we are playing with real people's lives."