Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"I remain hopeful that this committee will be able to work together in a bipartisan manner to reform the housing finance system."

"Any attempt to dismantle it I believe could have a devastating impact on our communities and in the housing market."

"I don't want to be speaker, I don't want to be assistant speaker, I don't want to be the person in charge of trash, whatever."

"You rob a neighborhood convenience store, and you are going to be ostracized and criminalized. You rob America, and you are decriminalized and monetized."