Chris Hollen actually said...

"I hope we don't get to the point where we have to go through that again."

"Compromise is not a dirty word. Getting things done requires give and take. We should begin that conversation now."

"I want to join my friend and colleague Paul Ryan in congratulating you, Dr. Elmendorf, on being reappointed."

"The sooner we make a decision to put in place a plan to deal with the debt in the outyears, the less painful it would be."