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."

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

"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."

"Not only does it impact some very rural areas that are able to obtain some Federal dollars in this process."