John Larson actually said...

"Thank you for holding this hearing."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And let me start by commending the excellent witnesses that we have."

"Should it be a right? Can I see a show of hands? Should it be a right, yes? You all believe that it should be a right, as Mr. Lewis has pointed out."

"this is the start of a new Congress and a commitment to have public hearings and to have them often and to go to regular order."