Tom Cole actually said...

"I am very supportive of the President's topline proposal here."

"I could probably just say 'amen' and dispense with my remarks because there is essentially nothing in your opening statement that I don't agree with wholeheartedly."

"I challenge anybody to match that record. But I think it is a clear indication of how much regard the Director is held in."

"This is precisely the right time to be bold and go bigger."