Eleanor Norton actually said...

"the nature of the penalty is such, I take it, that is so disproportionate, as it were, to the crime, that perhaps many violations do, in fact, not get referred, and therefore the violations, perhaps, ..."

"But, Mr. Chairman, today's hearing makes unfortunate history with an unprecedented appearance of an abuse of the rule of law and constitutional due process."

"I may be a Member of Congress, but I am still a member in good standing of the bar and an officer of the court."

"I welcome both of these officers of the State. While your own testimony might be predictable, protecting your State, your testimony is certainly understandable."