John Hoeven actually said...

"I have 2 years. The last 2 years, I have worked with our former chairman, Senator Nelson, on the legislative branch."

"Anything we can do to help you with that because with sequester, now you are about $8 million, I think."

"I want to follow up on the preservation issue that you have raised, because I understand that one of the programs that is at risk is the de-acidification program."

"One of the things we worked very hard on in the last session was funding for the Capitol dome, which needs to be updated and repaired."