Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"I hate cancer. I can't think of a human being that I hate, but I hate cancer."

"Donald Payne was about as good and decent a human being as has ever walked the Halls of this stately House."

"What I hope will happen is one of the Members will pick up the mantle and delve into the issues and matters of foreign relations as has Donald Payne."

"Washington, DC, is a city of heroes."