Rick Larsen actually said...

"What you are proposing, it puts them in line to get Federal funding. Help yourself, and then they will give you that Federal help."

"P3s are not a silver bullet, but there is room for P3s, depending on the kind of infrastructure."

"I just don't think you need to move to a different way of helping out local entities that are already doing what you are asking them to do."

"I believe there is room--maybe not as much as the President believes, but there--I believe there is some room."