"These mariners have gone unrecognized for more than 70 years, and they deserve to be recognized for their service."
"Let me repeat that - the non-partisan CBO has scored this bill as not impacting direct spending."
"We must not let their efforts and contributions go unrecognized while we still have a chance."
"I strongly encourage you to support H. R. 1288 and urge you to schedule a markup soon."
"I find the decision that the CBO has made frustrating and inconvenient, especially for the constituents I represent."
"And so we are urgently exploring options to build a full-service acute care facility in the El Paso region to serve those 80,000 plus veterans."
"The removal of the money for the HC-144s represents about one-third of the total reduction in funding that we see in this plan versus the 5-year plan from last year."
"It is a place that is transforming lives in our community, giving people who otherwise would not have an opportunity, the chance to succeed."
"I think it is important for us to move forward with objective, verifiable data."
"But without any data, without you being able to give me hard numbers, how could I support authorizing another dime for this program?"
"If we slow down already long wait times even further, with a system that doesn't work or with a system whose effect on throughput we cannot ascertain, that to me is troubling, as well."
"Was it worth $500 million? Is it worth an additional $3.2 billion, what you have seen so far?"