John Garamendi actually said...

"It would be terribly, terribly serious, the disaster recovery money that was allocated last spring in the appropriation process is absolutely necessary to shore up the levies in the Sacramento region."

"My legislation would be much more targeted, it goes directly at the authority that may exist today for the president to declare a national emergency, and then go after the money that Congress has alre..."

"The ball is in the Senate's court. The president says he'll veto it. So there's where the problem lies right there."

"I would suggest that the committee, beginning the next year, subpoena the Director of the Office of Management and Budget."