John Hoeven actually said...

"We're going to be pressed to find additional savings this year compared to the budget that was submitted to us by the President."

"I was recently in Egypt and met with the speaker of the parliament and other members of the Freedom and Justice Party, which is actually the Muslim Brotherhood."

"we're in challenging times from a budgetary standpoint, and so it's incumbent on all of us to figure out how we reduce the deficit and the debt and get our financial situation in order."

"We want a relationship with those countries."