Tom Cole actually said...

"This is a problem I know the chair and I have wrestled with for many years."

"Well, thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you for holding this hearing."

"your profession is pretty ably represented on our full committee by Mike Simpson from Idaho."

"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."