Elijah Cummings actually said...

"We are talking about the five banks where the minority requested information and these banks did not provide us, Mr. Chairman, with one syllable of information."

"I move, pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 2(k)(6), that the committee authorize subpoenas for documents from the five mortgage servicing companies that have not been responsive."

"Mr. Tierney is absolutely correct, we are talking about the custodian of the records."

"there's absolutely no doubt that you bring to this agency something that is so very, very important, and that is passion."