Michael Burgess actually said...

"But despite all the important contributions of our journalists--without whom we would not have heard about Iran-Contra during President Carter's Administration--journalism as a business should not be ..."

"I would think that people in the newspaper business would have gotten the word that bailouts are not really a very popular concept in this country right now."

"Now, President Obama wants to bail out newspapers and/or turn them into non-profit entities so they are free of politics and partisanship."

"Thank you Madam Chair for holding this hearing. I commend the JEC for taking this opportunity to engage in such a timely subject."