Lamar Alexander actually said...

"So we are collecting taxes for a dedicated purpose at about $1.6 or $1.7 billion to deepen ports to improve commerce, but we are just going to keep the money and not spend it even though we take it."

"Governing is about setting priorities, and given our current fiscal constraints--especially on non-defense spending--we are going to have to make some hard decisions this year to make sure the highest..."

"We hope to do it in a bipartisan way."

"We hope to move rapidly on the appropriations process this year."