Brad Sherman actually said...

"That implies that the United States is in control of events, that we own them, that the outcome is determined by what goes on here in Washington. That is a very dangerous viewpoint."

"The fact that they come to you in a political package called Dodd-Frank or they come in some other package is of great interest to politicians."

"If you are just going to tell us that the decision was made by Secretary Kerry, you are not qualified to psychoanalyze him."

"And that is why it is the Secretary of State who ought to have the whatevers to come before Congress and defend this decision."