Tom Cole actually said...

"I look forward to working with him and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to make sure that we get this historical obligation of the United States taken care of."

"I appreciate the role that you played in sort of pulling the poison out of this thing."

"I think you can get way too caught up in these details. It is people's lives and assets."

"What I do not want to see is the parties caught in litigation that is literally generations long."