Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I have a statement I would like to enter into the record as a long-time supporter of Metro expressing my support for management endeavors to enhance public safety and to encourage the Federal Governme..."

"It was frankly to me a despicable thing but it became the political arena."

"We need to be cognizant to ensure that any additional reporting requirements... avoid the imposition, however, of an unfunded mandate."

"But to go to a rigid formula where everything is competitively bid, especially in the research field, I think could be risky, frankly, and could choke innovation unwittingly."