Mike Rogers actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."

"Every day the government is shut down is another day of economic uncertainty. We need to focus on what matters to our communities, our neighborhoods, and our residents."

"The antics in Washington are threatening to unravel the progress our cities have made over the last few months and cause harm to the entire Nation. It is a reckless approach to governing."

"the impact of sequestration and how wrong-headed it is for the country, but particularly for your respective service branches."