Ann Wagner actually said...

"We talked about ratcheting down the rhetoric and how important it is that discussions about guns to head or anarchists or, you know, default need to be taken off the table. And need to be brought down..."

"Well, it was a very useful discussion, and the first time that we really sat down in a frank and open way with 18 Republican leaders from the House with the president, the vice president and secretary..."

"This isn't about assigning blame. This is -- this is about us doing our jobs on behalf of the American people and coming together to govern."

"We're listening to our constituents and we're doing the work that's important for us back home."