"And that is really what community is all about."
"You have a servant's heart, and we know that."
"And sometimes government gets in the way of that."
"I want to thank you for your swift response and for your many visits you have made to our State as well."
"It wouldn't have been possible, though, without your help and the President's help and certainly the contractors."
"To date, the Subcommittee has provided approximately $1.7 billion to the State of Louisiana and community development, block grant, disaster recovery funds."
"When you take a step back and look, since 1980 we have had somewhere around 220, 230 disasters in this country that have cost over $1 billion."
"I want to commend you for that. That is a huge deal."
"I would argue that a grant and a loan are two very different instruments that do not duplicate one another."
"Absolutely, I would agree with that. I think it is critical to provide states with that type of liability protection to implement projects where the end result may not be meeting Clean Water Act stand..."
"I think we could identify a couple of sites in Colorado that would provide a good opportunity to demonstrate a pilot program."