Peter DeFazio actually said...

"We are here today to discuss the once-in-a-generation opportunity we have before us."

"If you could get to Portland in less than an hour, I think you would see a massive hemorrhaging of people away from the overcrowded Interstate 5."

"I write to strongly reject the claims unfortunately placed before the Subcommittee, which amounted to nothing more than baseless attacks."

"Any erosion of this mechanism is an erosion of the wages and benefits of blue-collar workers in the construction industry."