Mike Turner actually said...

"We hear of, you know, FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] and plane delays, but when we get to the issue of national security, the effects are much more critical."

"I want to caution against a rush to provide flexibility, because... it would not reduce the amount of cuts."

"I voted against this mess because I was afraid we would be right here, right where we are, in a stalemate without any solution."

"We could project. We could assume. We could try to imagine, but now that we are in the period of sequestration, you are actually putting pen to paper and able to give us an answer."