Peter DeFazio actually said...

"I share Chairwoman Titus' concerns about the Smithsonian's repeated circumvention of authorization by this Committee."

"H.R. 1980, the Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act, and H.R. 2420, the National Museum of the American Latino Act, have broad bipartisan support in the House of Representatives."

"In particular, I am hoping that you are going to address what we are going to do with the maintenance backlog."

"I'm interested in what your plan is to address the backlog and the need for additional storage space for the Smithsonian's growing collection of artifacts."