Joe Courtney actually said...

"If they pursue the nuclear path, there will be sanctions and there will be huge economic consequences."

"Iran is terrible; Iran with a nuclear weapon would be, you know, a much, much more difficult situation to deal with."

"For the sake of all victims of violence in this country we should strengthen background checks for the purchase and acquisition and ownership of dangerous firearms."

"I would plead with the chairman that we should a) on this committee, take up issues that your colleagues have asked for consideration in terms of minimum wage."