Lamar Alexander actually said...

"This bill, as it's presently headed toward passage, is a colossal mistake."

"Let us not lose it because we are tied to one particular way to, you know, accelerate the funding or generate the funding."

"This is a time when we need to be restraining growth on spending."

"I think it would be a constructive idea to say this is how much money we have over the next 6 years based upon our revenue sources."