Brenda Lawrence actually said...

"If I can ask, Madame Secretary, if we have 50 states and we have a limited amount of money, how is it that certain states... get multiple grants and other states get 0."

"I appreciate the equity that we talk about but there should never be a preference put on rural or urban because America's all of that."

"But they have reaped the benefits of him being on that, on your advisory board or commission or whatever."

"I remain disappointed with the Department's administration of the overemphasis on rural projects."