Patty Murray actually said...

"The House proposal was a highly politicized, slash-and-burn budget that would have eliminated the high-speed rail and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants programs."

"The Congress is continuing to debate that budget as millions of families and communities across the country wait anxiously to learn the fate of programs they depend upon."

"Transportation is central to so much of the way our lives are organized."

"We need to ensure that funding is available for smaller communities and rural communities where there is local support and committed funding for meeting these needs."