Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Does anybody here think that a one-half of 1 percent increase in the cost of diesel would cause an undue disruption to the American economy?"

"I would reflect that Congress did--although most don't know it--increase the inland diesel waterway user fee, diesel tax, in a yearend budget deal 2 years ago."

"I intend to continue to push for us to actually finally put our money where our agreement has been, and get some of these things done."

"I hope we can bring back congressionally designated spending, where we set priorities for some small amount of our annual investment."