Derek Kilmer actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chair. Chairman Yarmuth and Ranking Member Smith, thank you for hosting today's Members' Day Hearing and for your leadership."

"We understood that process reforms alone can't force Congress to reach budget deals, but process matters because it determines how we enact policy."

"As a first step the Select Committee recommended requiring an annual fiscal State of the Nation."

"The Select Committee's guiding principle is to make Congress work better so it can better serve the American people."