Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"Now, we have, in other hearings, been talking about asking administrators about the consequences of the continuing resolution."

"We want to join with the President in his national goal of out-building and out-innovating and out-educating."

"I was so pleased, in your comments and in your opening statement, that you acknowledged the incredible talent that's at NASA."

"We felt that it would have been a disaster, had we had a shutdown, to, really, the economy and the reputation of the United States of America."