Elijah Cummings actually said...

"we have got employees who have taken a 5 percent to 10 percent cut. And we have got Federal employees who their wages have been frozen"

"we are about to--we have got some folks who are getting ready to run out of unemployment benefits"

"it has always puzzled me, you know we hear these comments that we should not raise taxes on the richest of the rich during a fragile economy"

"I want to thank you for calling this hearing."