"It's an important hearing because it's an opportunity to make sure that the Federal Government, and in particular FEMA, is doing everything it can to help the victims of this flood in Louisiana."
"I really believe that investing in our transportation infrastructure creates jobs, generates investments, and it is very unfortunate that since taking control of Congress, the majority has refused to ..."
"Just as a race car can't run on a dirt road, you cannot run a bullet train on 100-year-old tracks."
"Make sure that we here in Congress move beyond partisan politics and engage in the serious hard work of ensuring that the laws written in an era of pen and paper are overhauled to meet the digital cha..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I first entered Congress 3 years ago, like many freshman members, I actually sought out this committee."
"It is important not to define safety as the absence of accidents."
"And I just want to take a moment to also express my deep condolences and solidarity with our allies in Belgium, across NATO, and across the European Union."
"Do we need to change the law so that you will step forward sooner when you have an epic failure on the part of the Governor of a State?"
"I think that if the EPA Administrator should do the courageous thing and resign, then so should the Governor."
"I guess you want to know how I lost my legs. I was trying to, you know, bring a helicopter down and couldn't figure out why my feet didn't work."
"Well, I am going to get my prosthetics and I am going right back. I am going right back."