Trey Gowdy actually said...

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

"Working for the government is a sacred trust which you have blown."

"You have to convince me that it is important and helpful enough to send a person to jail who wants to exercise their right not to answer it."

"In these difficult economic times, when the federal government must drastically reduce its spending, we simply cannot continue to spend money without verifying that funds are being used as effectively..."