Joe Courtney actually said...

"I am going to vote no, because I think for us to walk away from our responsibilities... is not very responsible."

"sequestration should not happen."

"90 percent of the Members in both Chambers oppose sequestration, we should roll up our sleeves and avoid it."

"the Speaker was actually boasting in public that he got 98 percent of what he wanted in terms of negotiations with the White House."