Amy Klobuchar actually said...

"There is a sense of urgency--Senator Coats and I were together last night at a meeting--a sense of urgency that we have not had for awhile."

"We have made some progress, as we all know, with, first of all, the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles Commission."

"I see this as a time of great opportunity."

"It appears as though all of our witnesses agree that sequestration is not the best solution right now."