Jon Tester actually said...

"Oversight by the legislative branch is something that I think we ought to take back a lot of the power that we have."

"They have to use our rules, but they make the ultimate final decision when applying these rules."

"Do you think codification is a good thing in this case or do you think it is not necessary?"

"I am confident that in a time of hyper-partisanship that we can act responsibly and put the partisanship aside."