Maria Cantwell actually said...

"So out of those proposals, you can say four are--out of 77 proposals, four have made it through the process."

"We must act now to ensure that a similar process for vetting suggestions that may expedite the restoration of critically damaged ecosystems does not experience the same delay."

"Well, but, again, I think it draws the point that there is this much public interest and potential for technology and yet we're here at this point where we don't even have the capabilities of reviewin..."

"I'm looking at the FY-2011 budget for the Coast Guard, and I see that there's a 3.3 proposed decrease, about $75 million."