"I invite you to consider we in the East and South often have a different relationship."
"However, I hate to rain on the parade, because I have an issue that I have been talking about for 5 years that needs to be resolved, and that is the treatment of our compact residents in the United St..."
"And it is fundamentally unfair for the Federal Government to ask the states to take on this responsibility disproportionately."
"This needs to be in the discussion draft as it comes out of this Committee. If it is, I will have absolutely no hesitation in supporting this all the way."
"I totally support the bill, obviously. I am a co-sponsor, a co-introducer of it."
"We urge this Committee and the full House to pass this legislation in the most expeditious manner possible."
"Maintaining strong relationships with the Freely Associated States is essential to countering this influence and to maintaining peace and economic stability abroad and at home."
"But rather, it is the case that the United States will lose credibility within the region and beyond."
"This package will also ensure continuing eligibility for Pell Grants and other key education benefits for FSM students."
"It would be a mistake, however, to take these special relationships for granted."
"I would make the submission that these are significant amounts, but in the context of an entire defense budget as an example, they are not large amounts."