Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"William Donald Schaefer was known for many things, one of which was his passion for making sure that government worked."

"Your committee, the Finance Committee, and my committee, the Appropriations Committee, are the only two committees in the Constitution."

"They are the only two committees that the founders of the United States of America felt important enough to put into the Constitution."

"Working with Senators Tim Johnson and Mark Kirk, I convened an all-hands-on-deck hearing with these agencies."