Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

"I hope that some of the Republicans on this committee who have expressed I think appropriate outrage at the harassment that went on here will join us as cosponsors to this bill."

"Would you have your counsel look at the recently introduced Federal Intern Protection Act and indicate to this committee, to the chairman and the ranking member, whether you would support that act to ..."

"That particularly, seems to me, might be the case here, where we are talking about managers."

"I believe you have complied in establishing the office and in meeting all the GAO's recommendations."