"I am just trying to understand the benefit of throwing these people off of a food benefit, how that helps them get a job?"
"This is a very complicated population, and I want to know what the research is and what the data is that the Department is using to basically justify this rule change."
"It is a vulnerable population, and I am worried that if we go forward with what you are proposing, a lot of people are going to be hurt."
"I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to speak with you today, and I want to thank you so much for your consideration of this request and the progress that has already been made on this."
"We have a modest request for $230,000. We appreciate the subcommittee's report language and your recognition of the incredible work that the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission does."
"We are looking for some certainty so we can hire professional staff and we can keep them and we can continue our work."
"We need to keep them. We can't just run this on a volunteer basis. Quite frankly, this is a full-time job."
"We provide Members who are traveling with, you know, information on human rights defenders, on the human rights situation in countries."
"We strongly support the Law Library's digitization strategy, which will provide access to public domain U.S. legal and legislative materials."
"It is like Reagan said, trust but verify, and we would be happy to help you with ensuring that happens."
"Our job is to tell Congress the truth and the facts as best we can discern them."
"I want to thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member Visclosky, for allowing me the opportunity to testify in support of the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program."