Gerry Connolly actually said...

"We have got to be bottom line focused here, including the State Department. Are we making progress or are we falling behind?"

"Not lack of effort, not lack of commitment but we are losing this game."

"The question is, is it effective? Are we losing this battle or are we winning it, and what are the metrics that get us to winning?"

"I would remind my Republican friends who raised the question of maybe we should make certain kinds of Federal assistance contingent on their full cooperation, a desirable goal, but in light of the Sup..."