Jim Risch actually said...

"Thank you all for coming. This Subcommittee on Near East, South and Central Asia of the Foreign Relations Committee will come to order."

"I fully appreciate that the person in question recused himself from the actual vote on something, but, you know, again, the appearance is very difficult to shake under these circumstances."

"The problem here is very, very political, and I do not mean republican versus democrat."

"I am just tired of talking about this, you know? We all know what the problem is."