Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

Our budget does not really reflect in any way that I can find the infrastructure deficit that we have.

The theory is true, but the politics around it make it hard to adhere to the discipline.

I happen to believe that very, very significant savings can be achieved that way.

If my roof has a hole in it and the rain comes in, the sooner I fix that, the less my family's long-term cost of that repair.