Eliot Engel actually said...

"Without this important tool that Congress has authorized and funded, we will have a very difficult time in this mission for greater democracy and freedom throughout the world."

"For the U.S. Government to maintain its role as a global leader on internet freedom at this critical moment in history, it is urgent that it restore OTF's funding and recommit to its important work."

"I think it was retaliatory. I think you did your job, tried to keep the Agency's leadership on the straight and narrow."

"It takes a lot of courage to do what you are doing today. You are a public servant in the truest sense of the term."