John Larson actually said...

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

"What a great thing. A colleague of ours here, Brian Higgins, has come up with an idea, and I want to quickly ask you this."

"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."