"It will be the responsibility of this subcommittee, as well as other Committees in the Senate and House, to craft a program that works decade to decade."
"We will try to be as honest and as forthright in our assessments of what this budget is reflecting."
"Our budget is below last year's budget."
"Many Senators, including myself, strongly support the Jones Act, which has been a very important part of our maritime infrastructure in this country for a long time."
"I was so pleased to recommend this nominee to President Obama, and I am very happy and proud to introduce him to you all today."
"I noted in the President's budget the $400 million in Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants was included not as a part of the base budget because of restrictions, but as part of the aspirational budget."
"Our budget is what stands between communities either rebuilding or not."
"My office, along with many of my colleagues, has heard from many of the 5.5 million working, middle-class families facing skyrocketing flood insurance rate increases."
"Johnny really stepped up as a leader in the legal community to help all of the many lawyers that were dislocated from their homes."
"Over the past 6 months, they have grown by 72 percent compared to the same time in 2013, and again, one of the increases that is troubling is unaccompanied children."
"This Committee was very aggressive in making sure that we were screening people smartly for their safety."