Lamar Alexander actually said...

"Well, you know the priority I am interested in."

"I would guess that the idea of underfunding the inland waterways and the Harbor Maintenance Account did not come from the Army Corps of Engineers, but probably came from the budget process."

"But we collected money from the commercial users of the locks. I mean, it is one of those unusual circumstances where the barge owners came and said would you please raise our taxes and use those taxe..."

"And then we will ask staff to work with you informally on the questions that we think are the most important to us as we draft the bill."