Bobby Rush actually said...

"I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this first-class hearing, and I want to thank the panelists for being an all-star panel of witnesses."

"John Dingell has not only been a true friend of mine and worked with me, helped advise me, but John Dingell is the kind of legislator, I call him, and a lot of others call him, the Lion of the House."

"Mr. Chairman, I want you to join with me in wishing everybody happy holidays."

"I want to also take a moment out of my opening statement to commend the one man who has probably affected my life more than any other legislator in my service in the Congress, and that is John Dingell..."