Elijah Cummings actually said...

"But I agree with him, we cannot have another situation where we think we have everything under control and we don't."

"I do believe that sometimes--it is not your office--I will be very brief, Mr. Chairman--that we operate, sadly, in a culture of mediocrity in our country, and I will never forget Katrina as long as I ..."

"I want to make sure that the other folks, using this wonderful opportunity we have here, we need to let them know that they are at high risk right now."

"I want us to put a microscope for a moment on the first category of people at high risk..."