Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I think this is a matter that has received too little attention from the Congress, for these fatalities demand our attention. Thank you very much."

"I can have some sympathy for and express some compassion on allegations just simply because of what I have been through with my staff experientially."

"I have never gotten into an argument at a committee and I don't scream at people."

"We passed the Equality Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Save the Internet Act, Enhancing Background Checks."