John Thune actually said...

"It is a short-sighted view in my estimation. It ignores past achievements like the George Washington Bridge, which was built during the Depression."

"I certainly would not want these employees to sustain a tax increase just to switch from paper to plastic."

"In a time of tight budgets and fiscal constraint, we simply cannot impose new taxes or fees on the American people and our businesses who are still struggling to emerge from a deep recession."

"I have great reservations about this type of fund which I believe would principally benefit large metropolitan areas and ignore the needs of rural states like my own."