Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I do know that, Ms. Patterson, that you have another appointment and you need to depart in 1 minute from this hearing."

"It is going to take a long time for a person like me and, I would think, others, to regain trust."

"I hope in the future that we take back that message, that such important reform should be debated and discussed fully."

"I ultimately ended up voting for the bill, against my local labor unions, and it was very painful."