Rick Allen actually said...

"We set, you know, in a similar meeting and, you know, it looks like we have made little or no progress and a lot of promises were made and not kept."

"I believe any proposal must have, you know, some structural reforms that in rather, you know, this--a band aid approach is just not going to fix a hemorrhaging problem."

"In other words, our children's, children's, children's, children's, children's, children will pay for whatever we do to try to fix this."

"I am grateful to today's witnesses for making the time to be here, to share your experience and expertise on this emotional and difficult issue."