Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"I think it's going pretty well if the adults have taken over."

"I want to assure the witnesses, we understand that your time is valuable, but your stories are extraordinarily important."

"I am struck because we are talking not only about the shutdown, but we are also talking about this uncertainty about the debt limit and what interest rates--how they all affect all of you."

"When you are in a hole, stop digging."