John Carney actually said...

"I think a greater concern is that we will distract you from your priorities here in Congress, or not give you the resources that you need to do the job."

"We can't afford not to, frankly, as has been stated by so many others."

"I support the request that you are making for your budget, as many of us here do."

"So the consequences of not approving this could be that we would lose influence or--"