Paul Tonko actually said...

"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."

"Unfortunately, today you are here to defend what I believe is a mean budget that would take us backwards--backwards with this budget on opioids, backwards on mental health, and certainly backwards on ..."

"It is my fervent hope that in the days to come we can find ways to work together to make progress on important healthcare priorities for our Nation."