Jim Himes actually said...

"I am looking at a number of pieces of this legislation, including some related to the SBICs, which I think are a very effective mechanism for financing smaller companies."

"I am actually very hopeful that we might have a good hearing today in which we discuss this in an honest fashion."

"If you voted against raising the debt ceiling and preserving the full faith and credit of this country, you are not serious."

"If you can't agree that defense, where we currently outspend all of our conceivable enemies combined by a factor of 4 to 1, if you don't see that as an opportunity to reduce spending, you are not seri..."