Mike Rogers actually said...

"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."

"I think everybody in this room would agree that the sequestration maneuver was a tactical error made by the Congress in the Budget Control Act that blew up in our face, and we need to acknowledge it w..."

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

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."