Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"The sad fact is for a small business, frequently, in a natural disaster, they are not only hampered by the fact their business is impacted. Their home is impacted."

"I applaud you, Mr. Rich, for the work that you have done in weathering the storm."

"I applaud you, Mr. Hardt, for the work that you have done in weathering the storm of this bad economy."

"We cannot downplay the criminal element because we see it certainly on the southern border."