Elijah Cummings actually said...

"It does appear that we are moving in the right direction, not moving as fast as all of us would like."

"His reputation hangs in the balance, and I think that we've got Mr. Melson, the former ATF director, who clearly stated that he never said anything about these tactics to the Attorney General."

"The chairman has compared the Fast and Furious operation with Iran-Contra. This was a completely irresponsible comparison."

"It is irresponsible to take that gavel to assume the grave responsibility of leading this committee and to wield the power to subpoena, the power to call and examine witnesses, the power to investigat..."