Rick Larsen actually said...

"I just think on--you know, we are looking for victories on infrastructure. This is one where everybody could claim a victory if we can get past this, this hangup."

"So including the real property of the air traffic control system capital input, is it your position, then, the assets are worth zero dollars?"

"the U.S. taxpayer, in my view, shouldn't be paying that not-for-profit, nongovernmental corporation to capitalize it."

"But--and this is an imperfect analogy, but if I bought a house and I paid off my mortgage, if I want to--if someone wants it, they just don't get it because I have already--if I am a symbol of the U.S..."