Mike Lee actually said...

"I have not sensed quite the same level of alarm coming from the White House as I have sensed when I've met with each of you."

"It seems to me that if the administration did, in fact, think this situation was this dire, as dire as you are explaining it to us, I would expect to see that issue, those sets of issues, receive a lo..."

"Sequestration is very harmful to Air Force readiness and our airmen."

"I express my deepest gratitude to you and those who serve under your command."