John Rutherford actually said...

"I don’t think he would take it to the floor unless he thought he had a good shot of getting the votes."

"I further ask that you work with your colleagues to direct the Army Corps of Engineering--this is very important--to allow tribes, in addition to families, to petition for the return of remains."

"If we look after the welfare, the well-being, I mean to say, and we pay our people appropriately, then we won't have to worry about things like Basic Need Allowance or be overly concerned about food i..."

"And I tell you, as you talked about all those things as a former Navy dependent of an enlisted man, I can tell you I've heard all those discussions at the kitchen table."