John Thune actually said...

"I think, kind of, all rules are off when that happens, and we do believe that, as long as there are general funds coming into the Highway Trust Fund, that there ought to be flexibility for expenditure..."

"We, like AASHTO, support a different approach, under which not less than 90 percent of highway program funds would be distributed by formula to the states."

"For agriculture to remain competitive, balance must be brought into the game."

"I think one of the practical problems we'll run into with the push to more fuel-efficient vehicles... is an ever-shrinking revenue source."