Darrell Issa actually said...

"We need to empower the stockholders of public companies to better manage the package of pay and incentive packages of their key executives."

"we own 80 percent of AIG; we are not likely to get paid it all back."

"I hope that we all will leave today's hearing realizing that if we go too far, we endanger the American people's system of capitalism and limited free market that has allowed us to be the envy of the ..."

"Depending upon the market price of oil and natural gas, the total cost of foregone royalties could total nearly $80 billion."