Trey Gowdy actually said...

"The need for a hearing like this epitomizes our fellow citizens' frustration with government."

"The rest of America cannot comprehend a $44 breakfast."

"I hate that you robbed yourself of the satisfaction of knowing what it feels like to do it yourself instead of spending someone else's money to do it."

"The notion that you have to spend $800,000 to exchange ideas is laughable and perhaps criminal."