John Dingell actually said...

"It's always been my understanding that these records should be as clean as possible."

"The United States has, from time to time over history, submitted itself to a subordination and to a lower treatment of its rights in order to carry out some public policy, is that not right?"

"I think, Mr. Chairman, if we are going to have a proper discussions of this, we ought to bring DOE in and let DOE tell us about why it was they came to the conclusions about which we are in this great..."

"By the way, thank you for your cooperation. No disrespect is intended here."