05/11/2011
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"I'm really troubled by the harsh cuts that the House is proposing to make in the transportation programs that are so important."
"I think we all know we need to invest in our infrastructure, but we've got to find a way to pay for them."
"This is less a debate about taming the deficit, which we all agree we need to be doing, but it really is a question of priorities."
"This TIGER program is a jobs program. So, for all the talk of all Members of Congress who want to put people to work, this is the way to do it: Keep our commitments."