Tom Cole actually said...

"I want to join you in thanking Mr. Jenkins for his service in uniform, but also suggesting that perhaps the service, Mr. Jenkins, you are doing now may be even more important than that."

"Frankly, I don't think there is any other subcommittee that has anything like the number of people that want to come and participate, and it actually underscores something our chair likes to say quite..."

"I would ask you--and you acknowledged this--to look at Impact Aid and Indian education."

"I would ask you to really look carefully, Mr. Secretary, at this charter school issue."