Elijah Cummings actually said...

"his own data which he provided to us earlier this year shows that principal reductions would save the United States taxpayers billions of dollars compared to foreclosures."

"the Department's entire loan guarantee program as a 'broad scandal' that 'has been driven by political favoritism, accusations of pay-to-play relationships.'"

"the Republicans have been touting the drill, baby, drill, as if that is going to reduce gas prices."

"I think we have to be very careful with those because basically what he has asked you is to go back and to look into that."