Patrick McHenry actually said...

"It is my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who have made the largest banks larger, while suffocating smaller institutions."

"I asked the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to at least defer any final decisions on the application for this merger until after this committee has had the opportunity to..."

"I guess we will leave the rancor down the hall, and we have a bit of comity here, which is welcome."

"It seems to be a fairly proactive step. Her predecessor delegated that authority and didn't require a Board vote."