Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"we are deeply troubled that, as Federal employees are under attack, they seem to forget that you are the Federal employees we need"

"I've now heard about promising science, and I'm going to continue to support it, but the promise of science needs to have deliverables."

"I feel the pressures of time, Doctor. And I don't mean to be interruptive or whatever."

"It would be a sad day in our country where one important need and one important paradigm shift and focus is pitted against each other."