Pete Stauber actually said...

Thank you very much, Chair Golden. I really do appreciate you coming to our great state of Minnesota to chair this Committee hearing today.

For us, this is bringing Washington, D.C. to the local level. That is exactly where it is supposed to be.

And those of us who represent rural Minnesota, rural America, that hits right to the--that hurts to hear you say that, but that is the truth...

I would also like to thank Congresswoman Angie Craig for being here today, taking some time.