"I believe we must look at this not only as a matter of the financial cost, but one of the human cost that I have noted."
"Will you pledge today before all of us to do everything in your power to help restore trust in our government and only disseminate information that is accurate?"
"It is important not only for the Government to have the resources accurately to forecast the weather but also for Americans to be able to trust the Government's forecast and warnings during a disaster..."
"We have to stick to facts and support the science, even if scientific evidence lead to conclusions that are not politically advantageous."
"Americans need to be able to trust the government and especially in these life-threatening situations."
"Real lives are at stake."
"I, frankly, don't understand why the administration refuses to stand behind commitments or make investments that could harness the power of U.S. businesses to innovatively address this challenge"
"I want to see some presence, some footprint of USAID in The Gambia."
"I am worried about the message we send to the rest of the world by reneging on prior commitments"
"It seems that it would be in our national interests to try to address the root causes of this out migration."
"Governance is basic to everything else."