Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Are we meeting here today to amplify the efforts of Senator Cruz, Senator Lee and Sarah Palin last Sunday on the networks?"

"The Republican-caused government shutdown is irresponsible, causing credible economic hardships to the public servants you have put out of work."

"This hearing is a sideshow, it's political theater."

"You can't create something and then pretend you are outraged by the results, which is what I am hearing from the other side of the aisle."