Eleanor Norton actually said...

"If we had closed down."

"Chairman Issa's proposal is something I want to very much--it is the first I've heard of it, but it is one I certainly very much would like to work with him on and to build on."

"It is a tough budget with admirable balance. It spreads the pain."

"I want to commend you on the budget that the mayor--first, you, Mayor Gray, have submitted."