"I think it is an awesome program. I am glad Mr. Dicks brought it up. I think it is a big solution to the homeless problem."
"It will shut down the entire western half of two counties in my district, which are the two fastest-growing counties in the United States."
"I am afraid, like you say, 252 by 2016, that could very quickly become overwhelming."
"We could have in an awful lot of trouble."
"You guys are our offensive weapon that are going down there. And you are in the field and you are doing a good job at it."
"I am for getting as many assets in the hands of the Coast Guard as we can."
"The way I view what is happening on the border, especially with this cocaine war that you just described for us just a few minutes ago with those tons of cocaine that come into this country is that, y..."
"Each one of those lives lost matters to me. They are my neighbors."
"According to the fiscal year 2013 budget, the Coast Guard will be at a five-year low for drug interdiction capability."
"I am very concerned about these cuts that we are talking about that both the chairman and the ranking member have already brought up, the high-endurance cutter, the terminating patrol boat, high tempo..."
"I have always thought since I have been on this subcommittee since 2004, that the Coast Guard was the shining light in the Homeland Security Department."