Joe Courtney actually said...

"the bottom line is here, we are talking about doing something that affects millions of people and, you know, it is handle with care for all the reasons that you have all said from both sides of the is..."

"I want to thank all the witnesses here. I mean, this is obviously a very serious group of individuals who are sincere and thoughtful in terms of the hard work that you have done."

"We are not measuring twice here. That is not the way this is moving forward."

"It is a cautionary tale for all of us in terms of just, you know, using the lame duck session as a vehicle to make a change that is just that widespread in terms of impact on retirees."