John Hoeven actually said...

"Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I appreciate it very much."

"And I just want to say again, thank you for coming today and, you know, during these times where we have to reduce our spending in Congress, it's tough."

"Would you be willing to commit to me that we can get together and you could give us a final decision one way or the other on that record of decision?"

"I think we can leverage your resources. We can do much more together even with, you know, the challenges of sequestration."