Betty McCollum actually said...

"all politics is local, but I really appreciate you being here. This is how we express ourselves in a democracy, so the arts are important to our democracy."

"If we are to be creative, if we are to be successful as human beings and if we are to be successful as a country, we have to take the time to sit, reflect, read and have an open mind."

"I was glad to see the President did not zero out in his budget but was disappointed at the funding level."

"We really need to figure this out in a way that is friendly to families for a whole host of reasons."