Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"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."

"Governor Haley, you certainly have my congratulations. So far as I know, you are the first woman elected in her own right as Governor of a Southern State."