Elijah Cummings actually said...

"We have to get stuff done. And I can't--we cannot keep our commitment to Ms. Terry by doing this back-and-forth thing."

"We want absolutely no retaliation against you. You are simply standing up for what you believe in."

"Do you think it would be prudent to give the Department an opportunity to warn us?"

"the executive branch and Congress can and must achieve both of these objectives."