Melanie Stansbury actually said...

"I just ask my colleagues, and although Mr. Chairman is always very kind, he has his southern manners, to show proper respect to our witnesses who travel at great length and personal expense, including..."

"I want to just take a moment here at the beginning to note that we attempted to invite several witnesses on our side of the aisle, but because of the behavior of some of the Members who are not presen..."

"After I left the hearing, some of my majority colleagues mischaracterized my words by claiming that the minority-invited witness was unwilling to answer questions."

"I hate these kinds of discourses because they mislead the American people."