Peter DeFazio actually said...

"It is absurd."

"the good news is that we do have a revenue source to maintain our harbors, a law enacted during the Reagan administration with a Democratic Congress."

"I hope for better treatment by the Rules Committee this year when we move similar legislation."

"the bad news is that Congress, on a bipartisan basis, has frequently underspent the collected taxes, meaning we are taxing the American people for a specific purpose where we have great needs."