Hal Rogers actually said...

"I am disappointed that the President has chosen to put forth a budget request for your department that is filled with gimmicks in order to side skirt the very same budget caps that he signed into law ..."

"I was proud to support him in that effort to protect the agencies under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee from cyber attacks by the Chinese."

"In the last 5 years, in an effort to get at the spending problem that we have, we have cut discretionary spending by almost $200 billion over the last 5 years, and that is an achievement, big time."

"So it is very disappointing and frustrating to see the increase that the administration has recommended through you to this subcommittee includes $2 billion in new mandatory spending that are simply n..."