Don Beyer actually said...

"The National Science Foundation employs thousands of hardworking scientists and staff, many of whom live in my district."

"It seems to me that one of the issues here is that we are trying to compare the Federal Government's credit to that of a major financial institution, a bank, a profit-making institution."

"I represent National Airport, and we hear this every day."

"Aviation is one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gases right now."