Elijah Cummings actually said...

"When the economy is only growing a point and a half, a lot of economists feel that this is not the right time to be finding fiscal restraint."

"Why would you want to impose restraint on an economic recovery that is already fragile? You are removing spending power from the economy at a time when it needs it."

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

"I thank Chairman Casey for holding today's hearing to examine the most recent data on the employment situation across America."