Gary Palmer actually said...

"It seems to me it makes sense to look at a way to consolidate these agencies and not have to spend as much money and get more bang for the buck."

"I want to ask unanimous consent to enter a couple of things into the record."

"my concern is what is going to happen is we are going to sit here and we are going to make these recommendations"

"My amendment is simple and straightforward. It would require that the committee include in its reports the cost of its recommendations on local economies."