Patty Murray actually said...

"Those are issues we are dealing with in every program here, and we are trying to be sober about what we can realistically do. So we will work with you."

"If more funds are needed for ERAM, will you be identifying which programs will be cut in order to make room for the cost increases on those?"

"we do need to know from you what programs you will cut in order to deal with that cost increase"

"It is really disheartening to hear the stories from our National Guard members who are coming home from deployment into a poor economy and joblessness, no health insurance, financial hardship."