Henry Waxman actually said...

"This Committee--and the Republican-controlled House--has become one of the last remaining refuges of the flat earth society."

"I think today's opening statements reflected the divergent views here in the Congress about energy and its impact on economic growth and job promotion."

"But the results of this, it appears quite clearly, is not working."

"The paramount responsibility of the Secretary of Energy is advancing the nation's response to this existential threat."