Peter DeFazio actually said...

Our Nation is already threatened with a credit downgrade, close to the point of default, because the Republicans have linked their shutdown ...

the Republicans are saying the sequestration, which they created, which has cut your budget back to below 2008 year levels, is politically m...

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

Instead of trying to prevent economic hardship, potential financial catastrophe, we're having a hearing that is at best nonsensical.