"They have done it over. And over and over and over again they see and feel the wind from a door being shut in their faces over and over and over again."
"The most painful thing about it... is that they go through all of that, denied opportunity over and over again, and then they die."
"I just think that this is a prime opportunity to get some of these things done right now."
"But yet and still, people are not getting those opportunities."
"I think that if we are going to have a color-blind society, then we should have a color-blind society that goes to the point of eliminating this wall that blocks so many people from opportunity."
"I hope that we are indeed able to make these ideas work."
"We hold this hearing today at a time when our national economy is struggling and the U.S. Postal Service is not immune to that trend."
"The plan means nothing if you are not carrying it out."
"I just want to make sure. In other words, I am thinking about maybe getting a letter off to the President or somebody, Ms. Napolitano, just reiterating some of the things that you have said here today..."
"But these cost overruns, I mean you get to a point where I am sure there are situations in Government where the cost overruns can actually be more than the original contract which is crazy."
"I have seen firsthand how addiction can blind young people to their hopes and dreams and possibilities."