John Carter actually said...

"To set up a situation where we may inadvertently be creating more mandatory spending, to me, is not a good idea."

"On their behalf, I appreciate your continued efforts to address the needs of the veterans exposed to toxic substances."

"We need to look at the big picture."

"But it is not. And if we add it in as mandatory, it just means more things that are going to have the oversight of what we do in our Committee, and therefore, just moves us closer to that time when we..."