Marco Rubio actually said...

"So your testimony is that we would need--what you're asking or what you need in order to be able to do it that way using these funds is more Congressional authority to spend more of this money on the ..."

"Shouldn't those funds go to their intended purposes and be appropriated, be used, so that NOAA can conduct more fishery research?"

"Statement of Senator Rubio"

"it would be very unsenatorial of me to give up an opportunity to speak, and I apologize for being late."