Paul Tonko actually said...

"I along with many of my colleagues strongly believe that OMEGA deserves continued support and that eliminating the facility would be detrimental to national security."

"But simply put, this budget is not reflective of who we are and of our needs, and of our values that I hear about when I am home in New York."

"But it's the point I am making. You're adding new programs and at the same time drastically reducing standard programs that have really been proven to be successful."

"The overreaching, overarching message that I hear is, you're on your own."