"But just pay attention to the Great Lakes. Look at the number of enlistments that come from our region."
"I just ask you to please don't forget the defense industrial base of the country."
"I appreciate very much the work of the Department in helping to review the case of a soldier who fought in Vietnam."
"What a great example each of you are to the young people aspiring in our country."
"I am very concerned about our military and the nutritional value of food served to our military personnel."
"I just wanted to state for the record, in terms of Central Europe and Ukraine, bringing you back to the part of the country I represent, Cleveland, Ohio's sister city is Gdansk, Poland."
"I don't like the idea that regions like mine may be left behind to the larger, wealthier metropolitan areas."
"We can keep doing better at that in our region."
"I think artists are left brain people and marketers are right brain people, and I think we have a little trouble getting the arts elevated."
"So we have a lot of historical gaps here, and I think we need to fill them."
"how consciously do we direct the States to make sure to be equitable in the way that those dollars are distributed"