Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"We understand cost."

"Well, Admiral, I would really appreciate this."

"I think their service ought to count, and I think it ought to count in every State in the United States of America."

"Mr. Secretary, I am going to ask you not only for the record, but for me personally, if I could have whatever your policy papers are on this, because I want to talk to my colleagues about how we can p..."