Hal Rogers actually said...

I especially want to thank you for your proposal to maintain level funding in the single-family direct loan program.

I want to start off this morning thanking Rural Development for all of your efforts in the country and especially in my region.

I am absolutely committed to moving all 12 of our appropriations bills through the regular-order process to ensure that we responsibly fund ...

But I think we are shortchanging a very important part of homeland security when we do not capitalize the needs of the Coast Guard.