Jack Reed actually said...

"The President has been clear that the Congress needs to avoid a sequester by passing a balanced deficit reduction."

"Thank you very much, Senator Johnson."

"Secretary Salazar is a rock star in Vermont. People still talk about his visit up there, and I appreciate that."

"And let me say thank you, thank you, thank you to you and Senator Murkowski and the members of this subcommittee for making sure we get the additional resources to be able to do the job right."