Betty McCollum actually said...

"I think our challenge is going to be for some of our colleagues on the floor to explain why we would have Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife expending funds internationally."

"I appreciate what you said, and the comment about the embassies."

"I put my neck out on the chopping block and supported it. It was absolutely the right thing to do."

"I was laughing about the mapping and the inventory stuff because it sounds like what you really need is a good librarian."