"Do you think that the region's transit system could possibly be rebuilt and protected with less than a third of the funds the Administration requested?"
"For them, the choice between opening or not opening may very well depend upon a CDBG program that they can depend upon once standards are set."
"the reality is, I think some of these amendments on the floor that were offered are miserly, to say the least, a moment of national imperative, and do not have not only the spirit of the season but do..."
"money invested preventing future storm damage will limit the bill for future storm relief"
"Finally, I urge Congress to act as soon as possible, Mr. Chairman, in approving recovery funding for the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut region."
"We understand that we are going to be accountable to the Federal Government and to our Federal funders and ultimately to the taxpayers for every dollar we receive."
"I will not challenge Governor Chris Christie in the next election."
"So I thank you, and I thank all of you for bringing one abuse after another that is imposed upon the Falun Gong to the attention of this Commission, but this practice and the widespread nature of it b..."
"I ask Congress to adopt legislative changes, to prohibit patients going abroad to receive illegal organ transplants, or at the very least, congress could require the patients to register their operati..."
"Until the Chinese law on organ transplants is effectively implemented, foreign governments should not issue visas to doctors from China seeking to travel abroad."
"All countries should strengthen their laws against the crime of trafficking in organs."
"I urge Congress to adopt legislative changes to limit health care insurance coverage for those who receive organs from unknown sources."
"I urge the United States government and anyone with any knowledge of organ harvesting to publicly release all evidence they have with regard to China's use of prisoners as a source of organ donation."
"It seems a no-brainer that holding abusers to account, they should be before a court of law."
"When you're talking about abusers, any collateral damage that might be done if it has any mitigating effect on the abuse is well worth it, in my opinion, which is why I think we need to promulgate lis..."
"Bring it on. I would say to the Chinese Government, we need to be very serious about abuse."
"the State Department celebrated the one millionth visa granted to an American citizen just a few months ago, but this Chairman--me--I have been denied a visa, as have members of our staff, to travel t..."
"If we do not respect human rights, if we do not protect human rights, we cannot be called a human being."
