Roger Wicker actually said...

"I appreciate your holding this hearing, and I am grateful for the Committee giving me the opportunity to appear today as a witness on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program."

"I am glad that the Senate voted last night by unanimous consent to extend the NFIP through September of next year."

"One of the best things that Congress could do for the Gulf Coast region... is to resolve the nuances associated with insuring against hurricanes."

"The destruction or cloning of human embryos for research purposes raises profound moral and ethical challenges."