"I want to say how much I appreciate your accomplishments, especially in these very difficult times."
"I blame Russia and Iran for what is happening there, for the quarter of a million deaths since we had that meeting of innocent women and children."
"I am a strong supporter of the President's decision to reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, another very difficult issue on this committee."
"To me, it is through engagement that we have the best chance to support the Cuban people."
"But really, we tried isolation for 50 years, and how did that go?"
"I agree with you, we are going to do this, and I am so excited to be working on WRDA with you again."
"The drought is very serious. We have been so fortunate to have some really heavy snowfall, and all of a sudden it has turned dry and hot."
"I will be working with colleagues to see if we can address the critical infrastructure needs, look at these water bodies that are in crisis, and work to create jobs that support commerce and protect p..."
"We are going to step up."
"But dams are a D, drinking water is a D, inland waterways D^, levees a D^. That is just a sad, sad report card."
"we have an obligation."
"Flint is a warning to us, it is a wake up call to us. It is something that we have now a moral obligation."