Pat Ryan actually said...

"Energy production is one of the best tools we have to grow the economy--and to pay down the debt."

"This type of inequity for the families of a loved one who perished while serving their country is wrong and needs to be corrected and fixed."

"Are you aware of a bill I authored with Rep. Jason Chaffetz--H.R. 1770--that would provide the necessary legislative fix for this inequity?"

"Unless this bill passes the Congress in the context of an overall budget framework, meaning one that supports the president's plan to increase non-Defense discretionary spending, the president's senio..."