Ted Poe actually said...

"I appreciate all of you being here, especially appreciate the passion with which you try to educate us on this Committee."

"I think, of course, in the long term, the best solution is for the parties to get involved and solve the problem rather than having the government swoop in and make decisions that usually--in many cas..."

"I would hope there would be a study on this to see what the bottom line is."

"I think we ought to have a discussion on whether that is a good idea or not."