Betty McCollum actually said...

"I think we need to start talking to our colleagues on the Appropriations Committee, and our colleagues in general, as to how much not only have we cut our personal offices from being able to do things..."

"We have a willing partner in trying to fix this. But we have to have a plan to fix it, because as more of these inspections bring things to light, there is going to be more pent-up demand to do it rig..."

"Could a tribal nation work with a local fire department to come out and do fire safety inspections?"

"This is the result of decades and decades and decades of neglect and failure of the Federal government to live up to its obligations."