Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I'd like to move the discussion from the West to the Eastern United States, where we have--and I'd like to get the director's comments on the 2 areas that we've been talking about."

"If the Congress were to decide that a priority for us nationally were to fully fund that, and for a shorter period of time use the money to catch up on maintenance in national parks, what would be you..."

"So, how rapidly do you need to catch up? You wouldn't do all that in 1 or 2 years. You would do it over, if you had the money, you'd do it over a period of time, right?"

"It's ridiculous for us to be borrowing money, and the Federal Government that is so heavily indebted, to build roads in the national parks."