Jack Reed actually said...

"Continued investment in international conservation will improve our economic security, while helping our domestic species to flourish."

"I would first like to thank Chairman Jack Reed and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski for your efforts last year to appropriate $155 million to the National Endowment for the Arts."

"I also want to thank you for your intense interest in all these issues and for your accessibility and collaboration with us throughout the process last year."

"I thank you again for your continued support of the Department's mission."