Annie Kuster actually said...

I want to start by commending you, Secretary McDonald, for the efforts that your team has done to settle the lawsuit out in west Los Angeles...

We will not arrive at the answers to these questions today, but I am hopeful that the beginning of this discussion will lead us to solutions...

But we must also remember that our responsibility is not only to identify problems, but to work to find solutions.

This is my first hearing as ranking member of this subcommittee, one of the most important subcommittees in Congress.