Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"I appreciate the opportunity to testify today before members of the Subcommittee."

"It is not easy work, regional economic development. It means collaboration."

"We have an underutilized resource in America. It is called 'rural America.'"

"I feel like we may be creating, if we do not watch it, a system that we hope will reward people for doing things regionally."