Jamie Raskin actually said...

"Sometimes when you are in the middle of the trees, you lose sight of the forest. So I want to make sure we remark upon what a great and historic day this is, that we are taking up the Equality Act."

"Obviously, the expansion of marriage to include all of our citizens didn't undermine marriage at all."

"I want to salute my colleague David Cicilline for his really passionate advocacy and stewardship of this legislation."

"This committee does not accept the argument that you can withhold documents or testimony from us because you have other separate litigation."