Elijah Cummings actually said...

"I guarantee you, you ask your staff, those people sitting right behind you, them, those, they will tell you, it is not the money."

"Opening Statement"

"I also want to recognize Representative Gerry Connolly, the Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, for his critical work on these technology issues."

"I certainly commend you on your bipartisan approach to developing the legislation we are considering today."