Mike Rounds actually said...

"I just think some of the questions which they have asked really do deserve to be able--we should be able to get an answer to them one way or another before we actually get into this."

"While we want to see a simplification, and I think a lot of people out there would love to see that happen, there is also a concern that, as the President would suggest, it is truly time to prime the ..."

"I am concerned by the President's proposed, as we call it, the skinny budget, which provided no funding for TIGER grants for fiscal year 2018."

"Rest assured we would love to provide additional input and advice as you come to making the decisions in this particular case."