Ken Calvert actually said...

"We ought to have a national standard for ammonium nitrate throughout the world that has a common odor."

"We need to be more proactive."

"I think it is a lack of leadership that has put us on an unsustainable path that, if enacted, would lead to this country's economic demise."

"I want to congratulate the chairman and the committee for the good work we are trying to do to keep this country fiscally sound."