Alma Adams actually said...

"Ultimately, it seems to me, Ms. Adams, that we have these different reports and the government collects them."

"Thank you, Chairman Coats and Ranking Member Maloney, for hosting the hearing today on the national debt, and to our panelists, thank you very much for your testimony and for being here."

"I am absolutely opposed to efforts to undermine the Department of Education and the spirit of the law."

"We need to value our educators more and we have some questions in North Carolina about whether or not we do that."