Jim Himes actually said...

"it's a step in the right direction if we don't have to actually subpoena somebody but they come voluntarily."

"I imagine that the chairman got a heck of a lot, shall we say negative feedback from the White House on that hearing."

"We rise and fall on our ability to innovate."

"All I can tell you is you just saw a wildly irregular action by the chairman of the committee charged with being objective and thorough in an investigation just fly down the street to the White House ..."