Scott Peters actually said...

"I do observe that there is a sad and a cruel irony in those who say they are against abortion and trying to defund an organization that works so hard to prevent them."

"As you have outlined, these threats are expanding. They are new, and they are essentially technological."

"We would like to get our government to be functioning--a healthcare website that is functioning."

"Thank you for holding this hearing today on the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, or NEHRP, an unfortunate acronym for an important program."