Michael Cloud actually said...

"We do not have the luxury of ignoring the true cost of our spending decisions."

"When it comes to maritime commerce, Texas ranks second in the nation and handles over 20 percent of all tonnage in the nation."

"we spent I think $7 billion last year from Congress, and it's the picture of this bucket that we're pouring into, but there's a hole in the bottom going into a bucket that China's sitting there"

"It is a key function of our republic, a republic of the people, by the people, for the people of having representative government."