Tom Cole actually said...

"we have not been able to get anywhere near where we would like to be."

"when you, the members of Congress, swear allegiance to the Constitution, you are swearing an allegiance to Indian sovereignty whether you know it or not."

"This is simply a case where Congress said we were pretty late getting our omnibus done."

"The budget makes hard choices, and they are hard, but they are responsible choices that have to be made."