Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I am concerned that to them it seems like a second tier issue that will fade in our attention."

"How in the world can we be investing money in a program that has no milestones and no metrics?"

"Aid is not an entitlement. There has to be accountability. There have to be metrics, otherwise it is not worth doing."

"These are not choices that we have to make in terms of either/or, these are choices that both need to be made."