Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"I want to thank the members of the committee, especially Senators Mikulski and Burr, for your leadership in reauthorizing the CCDBG Act in 2014."

"Thank you for having this hearing so that we can see how the bill is being implemented and what are some of the challenges."

"So three cheers."

"We believe one of the reasons this has been a success is we believe in candor and putting it all on the table, no matter what the answer is."