Bobby Rush actually said...

"I have to come down on the side of my constituents."

"I just don't see how we can avoid it."

"I have been working on this issue of asthma for quite a while and it is a real acute concern of mine and it has been and always will be because it disproportionately impacts my community."

"Yes, and we can do it on Friday. I don't have any reason why that isn't OK, but we need to get the EPA and the Department of Agriculture at the witness table."