Jim Himes actually said...

"Outside of this room, most people acknowledge that proposals to 'audit the Fed' will over time chip away at its independence."

"It is ironic because, of course, the bad actors since 2006, 2007, 2008--Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the GSEs--generally remain unreformed."

"Now, we may agree that the deal is good or bad, but to negotiate the deal whereby they would get that money back."

"This from an institution that thought the sequester was a good idea, that thought that an 18-day government shutdown was a good idea, that thought that threatening default on U.S. sovereign obligation..."