Thomas McClintock actually said...

"The committee appears to believe that the executive branch has essentially withdrawn from the process of negotiation, providing affirmative authorization for Congress to do the same by moving quickly ..."

"Was it possible that the legislative branch's case is very, very weak?"

"I want to thank you again for your exemplary leadership as Acting Secretary during the shutdown this past winter."

"We have rushed instead in this body--as my colleague from Colorado, Mr. Buck, so eloquently stated, we have rushed to invoke the court's jurisdiction by hurriedly issuing a poorly drafted and overbroa..."