Jim Himes actually said...

"I want to sort of downplay the importance of this so-called quid pro quo. Quid pro quo is what the defenders of the president are saying is essential for the president to have been guilty of something..."

"I want to emphasize a quid pro quo is not necessary for there to have been an abuse of power."

"Courts have ruled time and time again, including the Supreme Court, that impeachment is sort of Congress at its most powerful."

"If you have a congressional subpoena, you show up, full stop."