Mike Rounds actually said...

"I think that the fear that comes out of the political process of the concept of raising taxes is, can be mitigated by leadership, by a clear, concise message that you are doing this to make things bet..."

"If we are going to ask States to increase gas taxes or if we are going to ask people to pay a higher gas tax or any other type of a tax, I think we ought to be able to show them that we are doing the ..."

"I think that is one of the most important things we have to do, in order to maintain credibility when it comes to how we spend tax dollars."

"All of us want clean air. The challenge is how do we get there? How do we maintain what we have already?"