Daniel Sullivan actually said...

"Please pass on from this Committee and the rest of the Senate the appreciation that we all have for the great job that the men and women of the Coast Guard are doing for our country."

"I think we have an important role to play."

"I think this exchange underscores the need for a joint hearing between this Committee and the Seapower Subcommittee."

"I don't think the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States should be deploying on such old and decrepit icebreakers"