"Mr. Price. Well, I believe Mr. Sullivan and his agency are the overall coordinating agency."
"How did you determine this was an appropriate staffing level? Was this reviewed by anyone, or was this solely your determination?"
"I did not appreciate the dismissive comments of the D.C. Police Chief."
"the peaceful transfer of power from one President to the next may well be the finest single example of American democracy."
"I think we need to review what happened so we have an accurate account, and also so we can prevent similar mistakes in the future."
"We have had a good discussion here."
"One of the functions of technical assistance of the sort that Mr. Essid has developed is to bring communities along that have less capacity to generate their own credible proposals."
"And you are telling me you can't build in the States the capability of police and first responders to talk to each other. For God's sake, get with it."
"I believe that the system, sir, is broken."
"We are better than this. It is our responsibility as adjutant generals to make sure that we take care of our soldiers and airmen."
"I can assure you, sir, that no one wants to see FEMA succeed more than the members of this Subcommittee."