Peter DeFazio actually said...

"the cuts proposed in this budget are not only wrongheaded, they are downright cruel to the hardworking men and women of the Coast Guard."

"This budget is a disappointment, but let's use this hearing to constructively critique and encourage our colleagues to allocate more adequate resources to each of these agencies in the coming budget y..."

"Undermining the Coast Guard is not going to deliver on those goals."

"However, that news hasn't penetrated, apparently, to this administration or the White House."