Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Frankly, we must also hold these entities accountable for the results of their efforts, and under the leadership of President Obama, we have a once in a lifetime chance to enact legislation that can f..."

"a cap-and-trade system is prone to market manipulation and speculation without any guarantee of meaningful greenhouse gas emission reductions. A cap-and-trade has been operating in Europe for 3 years ..."

"I proposed the idea of bonding by putting a construction cost inflation on the gas tax and delaying that until such a time as the economy recovers."

"An 18-month extension in practice indefinitely postpones reauthorizing the law."