Hal Rogers actually said...

"We have got to go line by line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford."

"It's time to grab a big shovel with a sharp blade to start digging ourselves out of this $14 trillion mess."

"We've got to go line-by-line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford."

"You must choose between a bribe or assassination, silver or lead, right?"