John Thune actually said...

"And so I hope that you will get your pencils out and find as many savings as you can within the department's budget."

"Infrastructure is important. It is important to our country, it is important to our competitiveness, it is important to our economy."

"I would like to point out that there are several outstanding letters that I sent... that remain unanswered."

"The poor planning resulted in disruptions in FAA staffing and delays for passengers across the country."