Chris Pappas actually said...

"I absolutely agree, it is clear that this can't be the end of the conversation and we need to move forward expeditiously to continue it."

"I couldn't agree more than my colleague Miss Rice about the extent to which this is clearly a bipartisan problem."

"I appreciate your response to my question on providing care for transgender veterans in light of the implementation of the ban on their serving openly in the Armed Forces."

"It is time for Congress to look at this crisis with fresh eyes."