Elijah Cummings actually said...

"Mr. Cantor's memo makes assertions about the costs of these rules but does not discuss the benefits."

"from a human health point of view regulation is essential because the marketplace is not self-correcting."

"we are now reduced to the point of actually hearing, no disrespect, Mr. Barker, about reptiles and how intrusive Federal regulation is in trying to protect the Everglades."

"To say that we cannot afford to make these investments right now when our economy needs it most and get 14 million people back to work is quite frankly absurd."