"That is a bit sobering."
"We want to do more than look into them."
"Given what you just heard today, don't you believe that we should perhaps be investing more money in that program to deal with both early warning and other things that have just been talked about in t..."
"I am looking at giving you specific authorization since it hasn't been given a priority. Why hasn't it been given a priority?"
"I would observe, unfortunately, here in Washington, DC, we seem to have what I call a tombstone mentality."
"This should be a shared responsibility to build out a robust early warning system, save lives."
"For $38 million the Government of the United States of America could fund a real-time, at-sea-based early warning system."
"I delved very deeply into highway and motor carrier safety during my 4 years as chairman of the subcommittee."
"We keep mandating lots of activity. And today it seems to have resulted in less clarity for the industry."
"I think everybody in the audience should clap at that point."
"You know, the Corps is an essential agency, and I don't envy the position you are in."