"Is it perfect? No. Does this Congress need to do its job to make the necessary adjustments? Yes."
"It is time for us as Congress to do our jobs in implementing it and moving forward."
"If it goes wrong, they are going to blame us."
"they just want Congress to stop playing games and to figure out ways to make the law work better."
"I hope that all of us as Members of Congress and citizens of the most powerful country on Earth will listen and act as Americans; not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans."
"I am really pleased that after nearly 6 months as a member of this committee, as a freshman, that we're finally starting to talk about the government reform aspects of this committee's charge."
"This is actually a very important hearing, and I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, and the ranking member."
"I hope that we can be as inclusive as possible with your proposed legislation and take some of these other provisions into account."
"Because when you follow the money, you see where there can be efficiencies identified and implemented."
"I support economic growth and smart energy development, but my experience from Nevada is that we must work with local communities when changing Federal policy."
"It's not the destination that's the problem, it's the internal failure to spend appropriately."