Tom Rice actually said...

"I believe that highway funding is incredibly critical infrastructure. Funding is incredibly critical."

"I believe we are our own worst enemy. I think with overregulation and the cost and the delay that results that we prevent ourselves from being competitive."

"I think we have to invest in our infrastructure because American competitiveness, American business, middle-class jobs, and our entire economy are at stake."

"We must always ensure that our military's readiness is not compromised by an inability in Washington to properly set spending priorities."