Yvette Clarke actually said...

"the Federal Government plays an integral role in funding homeland security efforts of the States."

"without grant funding, the response would have been much less comprehensive than it was."

"Everything else we are saying here becomes moot if this government tilts toward a dictatorship."

"I would be remiss if I didn't remind everyone here that the issues raised by this hearing could be explored in greater depth if the Federal Government shut-down did not prevent the officials charged w..."