Steve Chabot actually said...

I think it is clear that Venezuela, and Chavez in particular, has been using American money, essentially, either to bribe or influence other...

if you're going to do something this dramatic it ought to be done by the will of the people, by their elected representatives.

I think it's shameful, I think it's disgusting, I think it's despicable, I think it's outrageous.

I think that this is nothing more than blatant raw politics, and I think in the 15 years that I've been here I've not seen anything as outra...