Patrick Leahy actually said...

"They say, 'We can't get a straight answer.'"

"But I still come back to my basic point. I worry about the way this is set up, that we are seeing a shift from rural to urban, and that is what I am going to be most concerned about."

"I worry about this because as I look at the budget, I am afraid there is a shift of priorities from rural areas, rural America to urban areas."

"Not to keep using a tired, old analogy, but the proposal I received from the Department of Transportation and the budget blueprint has left me feeling a little bit like Bill Murray in 'Groundhog Day.'"