Orrin Hatch actually said...

"I simply ask that everyone join me in a moment of silence so that we can offer our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their loved ones."

"I believe that it is high time we stop stealing money from motorists, people who drive their car to work in the morning like I do, taking my Federal gasoline tax money and using it to fund transit pro..."

"However, in the past, this committee has consistently stepped up to the plate to find ways to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent."

"Neither party should point fingers and try to lay blame when it comes to the now-common practice of passing short-term highway extensions."