"We have a very high Medicaid population."
"I had overwhelming support in my district to build the wall."
"9/11 cost the government trillions of dollars. We have to--$1 billion, that's a drop in the bucket compared to what happened on 9/11."
"Hopefully, we will do some things from a lending standpoint, like repeal Dodd-Frank, and do some things that will make it easier to obtain capital."
"I testify to urge adequate funding for two very important projects to the First District of Kentucky, the Paducah Department of Energy cleanup site, and the Kentucky Lock Addition Project."
"Funding closer to the fiscal year 2014 level is imperative to allow the Department of Energy to accelerate the C-400 building cleanout project."
"I respectfully request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' construction account receive sufficient funding to avoid delays to completion of projects like the Kentucky Lock Addition and escalating p..."
"I will await the Office of Special Counsel. I think it's important that we look for an independent review of that to determine whether or not there was improper use."
"I'm very interested in the results of the Office of Special Counsel investigation into the existing cases with the individuals who appeared before you."
"Absolutely."
"I'm looking forward to getting some results and finding out what--what's going on over there and how we can fix the problem."
"I represent a poorer district. I have parts of Appalachia all the way to the river counties on the Mississippi River."