"Everybody says that Iran is hell-bent to get a nuclear weapon, that they have made that decision, they are working towards it. And that simply isn't true."
"There is absolutely an opportunity to stop them from going down that road."
"We have not raised the minimum wage since 2007."
"Why are we still holding back the U.S. economy?"
"We should have schoolchildren safe in this country."
"We have not had a single hearing in this Congress to deal with background checks for an issue which 80 percent of the public supports."
"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."
"Your leadership should take up immigration reform now so that we can help grow this economy."
"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."
"And, again, unfortunately because the agency was not invited today so that we could actually have a real dialogue..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And at the outset, I wanted to make sure, let it be noted, that Chairman Walberg actually gave some mild criticism to the Wall Street Journal."
"Because there are Members who have been on some of the shows saying that, you know, well, we should have sent Special Forces in to get him."